REThinkGame4training: Training Emotion Regulation Abilities Using an Online Therapeutic Game
- Conditions
- Emotion Regulation Abilities
- Interventions
- Behavioral: The REThink Game
- Registration Number
- NCT06612801
- Lead Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Brief Summary
To test the efficacy of the REThink therapeutic game in training emotion regulation abilities of children and adolescents.
- Detailed Description
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the REThink therapeutic game in training emotion regulation abilities in children aged 8 to 12 years. The participants will be recruitedfrom various schools and counties, ensuring a diverse sample. Those in the experimental group will engage with the REThink game over a four-week period. To assess the impact of the intervention, standardized pre-test and post-test measures will be administered, allowing for a comparison of mental health outcomes before and after the use of the therapeutic game. The study seeks to determine whether this digital tool can serve as an effective training for improving emotion regulation abilities in this age group.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 237
- children and adolescents aged 8 to 12 years
- non-clinical levels of mental health symptoms on any SDQ subscale or total score
- parental consent provided
- intellectual disability or physical limitations precluding the use of the online game
- does not have parental informed consent
- clinical or subclinical level on the SDQ measure, total score, or any subscale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental: REThink therapeutic game The REThink Game Participants in the experimental group will received the game-based intervention called REThink Game
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Emotion regulation abilities baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention The Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA; Biesecker \& Easterbrooks, 2001). The 13 items are measured on a five-point Likert scale, from 0 -strong disagreement to 5 - strong agreement-; where higher scores represent better emotional regulation abilities. The scale has two subscales namely, emotional control ( lowest score 8 and highest 40) and emotional awareness subscales (lowest score 5, and highest 25).
Changes in emotion regulation abilities post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention The Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA; Biesecker \& Easterbrooks, 2001). The 13 items are measured on a five-point Likert scale, from 0 -strong disagreement to 5 - strong agreement-; where higher scores represent better emotional regulation abilities. The scale has two subscales namely, emotional control ( lowest score 8 and highest 40) and emotional awareness subscales (lowest score 5, and highest 25).
Irrationality baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention The Child and Adolescent Scale of Irrationality (CASI, Bernard \& Cronan, 1999) will be used in order to test irrational/rational beliefs as a mechanism of change. Children and adolescents were asked to express their agreement/disagreement with the 28 statements on a 5-point Likert-type scale, from 1 (\"strong disagreement\") to 5 (\"strong agreement\"). The minimum score is 28 and the maximum score is 140. Higher scores represent higher levels of irrationality.
Changes in irrationality post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention The Child and Adolescent Scale of Irrationality (CASI, Bernard \& Cronan, 1999) will be used in order to test irrational/rational beliefs as a mechanism of change. Children and adolescents were asked to express their agreement/disagreement with the 28 statements on a 5-point Likert-type scale, from 1 (\"strong disagreement\") to 5 (\"strong agreement\"). The minimum score is 28 and the maximum score is 140. Higher scores represent higher levels of irrationality.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Babes-Bolyai University
🇷🇴Cluj-Napoca, Romania