Evaluating the Impact of an Emotion Regulation Intervention on Emotion Perception
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Emotions
- Sponsor
- Duke University
- Enrollment
- 91
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The Ability to Perceive Negative and Positive Emotional Expressions, as Measured by a Behavioral Computer-based Assessment
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a brief, emotion regulation intervention on the ability to perceive other people's emotions.
Detailed Description
Decision to close enrollment was made on January 2, 2020.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •ages 18-55;
- •have a smartphone and agree to receive text-messages;
- •have difficulty with their relationships or social interactions;
- •high emotion dysregulation, assessed with the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)(Gratz \& Roemer, 2004) with scores over 90.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current mania;
- •Meets full criteria for any current psychotic disorder;
- •Currently/chronically homeless;
- •Current suicidal ideation;
- •Psychiatric hospitalization within past 6 months;
- •Unable to read, blind or deaf. Our previous study recruited only participants who were currently in treatment, but this study will include both participants who are currently in treatment, as well as those who are not in treatment.
- •high self-reported autistic traits, as assessed by the Autism Spectrum Quotient (Auyeung \& Baron-Cohen, 2012).
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The Ability to Perceive Negative and Positive Emotional Expressions, as Measured by a Behavioral Computer-based Assessment
Time Frame: During the laboratory experiment (week 1)
Emotion perception is measured by a computer-based behavioral assessment during the laboratory session. Scores for negative emotional expressions range from 0-100%, with higher scores indicating greater emotion perception accuracy.
Changes in Emotion Perception, as Measured by a Phone-based Behavioral Assessment
Time Frame: After the one week of phone-based intervention
Perception of positive emotional expressions and negative emotional expressions are measured by a behavioral phone-based assessment, delivered multiple times over one week via mobile phones. Scores for ratings of emotional valence range from 0-9, with higher scores as more positive emotional valence and lower scores as more negative emotional valence.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Emotional Distress, as Measured by Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS)(Beginning of Week one laboratory experiment, End of Week one laboratory experiment)