Emotion Regulation Training, Nursing Student, and Alexithymia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alexithymia; Emotion Regulation

• Registration Number: NCT06701097
• Lead Sponsor: Ankara Medipol University

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effects of emotional regulation training, which is a prepared based on the cognitive behavioral approach, on alexithymia in nursing students.

Detailed Description

This study aimed to reduce alexithymia levels in nursing students with emotion regulation training based on a cognitive behavioral approach. The study was conducted with 74 nursing students, 37 in the intervention group and 37 in the control group, studying at a foundation university in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study data were collected using the data collection form and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20). Data collection tools were applied three times as pre-post and follow-up tests. Male and female students who met the inclusion criteria of the study were determined by using the pre-test of the population. For the sample group to represent the population, students with high levels of alexithymia were identified by stratification by determining the class and gender ratios. Then, students were assigned to intervention and control groups by randomization. The 7-session training program prepared for the students in the intervention group was applied. No intervention was made to the control group during the implementation. After the training sessions were completed, post-test data were collected. Follow-up measurements were made three months later.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-23
• Study Completion: 2024-06-28
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

• To be a student of the nursing department
• Agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Having received psychological support within the last 10 years
• Having a psychiatric disorder
• Not being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Toronto Alexithymia-20 Scale	- Before training. -immediately after the training is over. -Three months after training.	The scale measures the alexithymia level of the individual. The scale is a Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items and scored between 1-5. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the maximum score is 100. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the alexithymia level of the individual.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Medipol University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey