Investigating a Mediation Model of Emotion Regulation and Psychological Resilience in Relationship Between Mindfulness and Negative Emotions Among College Students in Guangzhou
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Enrollment
- 135
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms Assessed by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study examines whether a four-week mindfulness-based intervention can reduce depression, anxiety, and stress among college students in Guangzhou, China. It also investigates whether changes in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and psychological resilience may help explain the effects of the intervention.
Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either a mindfulness intervention group or a health education control group. The intervention group will receive weekly mindfulness-based training and complete brief daily mindfulness practice, while the control group will receive health education sessions. Participants will complete questionnaires assessing mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, psychological resilience, depression, anxiety, and stress before and after the intervention and at follow-up.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •- Full-time college students enrolled at a participating institution in Guangzhou, China.
- •Aged 18 to 30 years.
- •Able to read and understand Chinese.
- •Willing to provide informed consent.
- •Completed the initial questionnaire assessment.
- •Reported at least mild symptoms of depression, anxiety, or stress on at least one subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-
- •Willing and able to participate in the four-week intervention and complete the required assessm
Exclusion Criteria
- •- Currently receiving psychiatric or psychological treatment.
- •Diagnosed with a severe mental disorder or other severe psychopathology that could interfere with participation.
- •At acute risk of suicide or self-harm.
- •Currently participating in another psychological or mental health intervention.
- •Currently engaging in regular mindfulness meditation or enrolled in another mindfulness-based program.
- •Pregnant.
- •Having a physical or medical condition that prevents participation in the intervention activities.
- •Unable to complete the intervention or study assessments.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms Assessed by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the 4-week intervention
Depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms will be assessed using the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). The scale contains three 7-item subscales measuring depression, anxiety, and stress. Each item is rated from 0 to 3. Subscale scores are summed and multiplied by two, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Mindfulness Assessed by the 15-Item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire(Baseline and immediately after the 4-week intervention)
- Change in Cognitive Reappraisal Assessed by the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire(Baseline and immediately after the 4-week intervention)
- Change in Expressive Suppression Assessed by the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire(Baseline and immediately after the 4-week intervention)
- Change in Psychological Resilience Assessed by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(Baseline and immediately after the 4-week intervention)
Investigators
Wang Donglin
PHD
Universiti Sains Malaysia