Evaluating the Efficacy of a 60-day Self-guided Emotion Regulation Journal
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Participant Emotion Regulation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants randomized to the intervention group will receive a physical copy of the 60-day emotion regulation journal during the baseline meeting. Participants will also be introduced the purpose of the journal and its intended usage (i.e., daily journaling). Intervention participants will not be offered guidance or feedback on the journal after these initial instructions, in order to emulate an ad libitum usage. Control group participants will not receive any contact with the researchers outside of the planned questionnaires and to receive their journal at the two-month timepoint.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 19 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •(1) being 18+ years old (2) being fluent in English, (3) currently living in the Greater Victoria area, (4) self-reporting no previously diagnosed mental illness or psychiatric conditions, and (5) scoring a mean of <4.6 on the Cognitive Reappraisal, and mean of >3.14 on the Expressive Suppression subscales of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (based on previous mean data)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Scoring a mean of ≥4.6 on the Cognitive Reappraisal or a mean of ≤3.14 on the Expressive Suppression subscales of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, currently receiving or seeking therapy for a mental illness, a current or previous diagnosis of mental illness, or self-identifying as neurodivergent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Participant Emotion Regulation
Time Frame: 2 weeks, 1-month, 2-months, 60 day exit interview, 90 days follow up
Change in participants' emotion regulation abilities and habits assessed using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcomes
- Adherence(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-months)
- Mental Health(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-months, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Subjective Well-Being(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-months, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Self-Compassion(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-months, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Screen Time(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Sleep(2 weeks, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month follow up for intervention group)
- Experience using journal(60 days)
- Demographics(Baseline)