Emotional Competence and Compassion Online-Training
- Conditions
- Emotional Intelligence
- Interventions
- Behavioral: The Emotional BackpackBehavioral: Feelings as Powers
- Registration Number
- NCT03789929
- Lead Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Brief Summary
In this study two different online-courses about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.
- Detailed Description
Stress and stress related diseases are becoming a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation.
For this aim several different online-courses about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The courses are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative.
The courses have a duration of 4 weeks or three months. They consist of video lectures that explain the content as well as videos giving exercises about the character of the different feelings and about the characteristics of emotions. They teach practices on how to use feelings as an empowering force in life and how to deal with difficult emotions.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- 18-85 years
- participation in one of the included courses
- e-mail address
- participation in another study
- no verbal communication (german) possible
- dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description The Emotional Backpack The Emotional Backpack Healthy adults participating in the offered online-course on their own initiative. Feelings as Powers Feelings as Powers Healthy adults participating in the offered online-course on their own initiative.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome
Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 16-80, higher score meaning a better outcome
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program 24h measuring
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome
General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 3-15, higher score meaning a better outcome
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program Assessing full scale, range 15-90, higher score meaning a better outcome
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Charité Medical University, Department of Integrative Medicine at the Immanual Hospital Berlin
🇩🇪Berlin-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany