Empathy Training for Psychology Students Trainees
- Conditions
- Empathy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Empathy Training
- Registration Number
- NCT06352034
- Lead Sponsor
- Peking University
- Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of empathy training for psychology student trainees who plan to become mental health practitioners. The training consists of five sessions of psychoeducation, three-role group exercises, and Q\&A. Empathy assessment will be based on self-reported, listener-reported, and observer-reported measurements.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Adult male and female (aged between 18 and 65 years old)
- Major or double major in psychology
- Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students
- Taking psychological counselor as one of the major occupational chooses
- Hearing, speech, reading, or writing impairments
- A diagnosis of mental disorders
- Simultaneously participating in other emotional skills training
- Suicidal ideation or self-injurious behavior
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Empathy Training Empathy Training The Empathy training consists of five sessions. Each session contains psychoeducation, three-role group exercises, and Q\&A. The interval between every session is 5-14 days. Sessions are scheduled for 1.5 hours, including 30 minutes of psychoeducation, 45 minutes of three-role group exercises, and 15 minutes of Q\&A.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from counseling duration Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 10-minute counseling simulation will be conducted for each participant. The simulation will last 10 minutes or before 10 minutes if the participant gives up midway. The duration time will be recorded to measure the counseling tolerance of the participants. Longer duration indicates better counseling tolerance.
Change from Baseline of 12-Item Version of the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 12-item empathy self-report, senior-psychological-counselor-report, and simulate-client-report scale measures regard (R), empathic understanding (E), congruence (C), and unconditionality of regard (U) of the therapist. The scoring of each item is from -3 to +3 (12 items, total score varies from -36 to 36). A higher score represents better facilitative conditions the therapist can shape.
Change from consultation willingness question inquiry Through study completion, an average of 3 month A single item inquiry "How willing are you to come back for consultation next time?" will be asked to the simulation "client" to measure the ability to build the counselor-client relationship. The item scores from 0 to 4. A higher score represents a higher ability to build the counselor-client relationship.
Change from morphed emotion perception task Through study completion, an average of 3 month An experimental task measures the ability of emotion perception. Participants need to identify the emotion of facial pictures out of six basic emotions (i.e., anger, sadness, fear, disgust, surprise, and happiness). The higher accuracy indicates better emotion perception ability.
Change from Baseline of the Peking Alexithymia Scale 1 month A 23-item Peking alexithymia scale measures the ability and willingness to feel, recognize, and share emotions on a 5-point Likert scale (scores from 1 to 5, and total scores vary from 23 to 115). A higher score represents more severe alexithymia.
Change from Baseline of the Measure of Empathy Scale Through study completion, an average of 3 month An 8-item empathy self-report scale measures cognitive empathy and emotional empathy on a 5-point Likert scale (score from 1 to 5, and total score vary from 8 to 40). A higher score represents higher empathy ability.
Change from Baseline of the Emotion Perception Scale 1 month A 13-item emotion perception scale measures the extent of emotions within a month, including anger, happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, guilt, shame, pressure, depression, inner anger, numbness, and aggrievedness. Each item scores from 0 to 5, with total score varying from 0 to 65. A higher score represents a higher extent of feeling the emotions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 weeks The 9-item patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) measures the depression symptoms (scores from 0 to 3, and total score vary from 0 to 27). A higher score represents worse depression symptoms.
Change from Baseline of the Cognitive-Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Through study completion, an average of 3 month An 18-item cognitive-emotion regulation questionnaire measures regulation strategy (score from 1 to 5, and total score vary from 18 to 90). A higher score represents higher cognitive-emotion regulation ability.
Change from Baseline of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 2 weeks The generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) measures the generalized anxiety disorder symptoms (scored from 0 to 3, and total score from 0 to 21). A higher score represents worse anxiety symptoms.
Change from Baseline of the Peking Irritability Scale 1 month A 17-item irritability measurement scale, Peking irritability scale, measures impulsive emotions, thoughts, and behaviors on a 5-point Likert scale (score from 1 to 5, and total score vary from 17 to 85). A higher score represents higher irritability.
Change from Baseline of the the Subjective Happiness Scale Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 4-item subjective happiness scale measures happiness (score from 1 to 7, and total score vary from 4 to 28). A higher score represents a happier state.
Change from Baseline of the the Fatigue Assessment Scale Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 10-item fatigue assessment scale measures the degree of fatigue (score from 1 to 5, and total score vary from 10 to 50). A higher score represents a higher degree of fatigue.
Change from Baseline of the the Patient Health Questionnaire 4 weeks A 21-item patient health questionnaire measures the extent of semantic symptoms (score from 0 to 2, and total score vary from 0 to 42). A higher score represents a higher degree of semantic problems.
Change from Baseline of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 36-item difficulties in emotion regulation scale measures emotion regulation difficulties (score from 1 to 5, and total score vary from 36 to 180). A higher score represents higher difficulties in emotion regulation.
Change from Baseline of the the Satisfaction with Life Scale Through study completion, an average of 3 month A 5-item satisfaction with life scale measures life satisfaction (score from 1 to 7, and total score vary from 5 to 35). A higher score represents more satisfaction with life.
Change from Baseline of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 1 month A 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale measures resilience (score from 0 to 4, and total score vary from 0 to 40). A higher score represents a higher degree of resilience.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Peking University
🇨🇳Peking, Beijing, China