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REThink for Mental Health of the Youths in Romania

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Bullying of Child
Bullying Victimisation
Bullying
Registration Number
NCT06646159
Lead Sponsor
Babes-Bolyai University
Brief Summary

In order to test the effect of the intervention, a multi-center randomized control trial (RCT) will be conducted to test the efficacy of the REThink interventions on improving bullying (both victimization and aggression) and mental health compared with a care as usual group. A minimum of 1000 students from the participating institutions (schools will be able to join based on a recruitment call), will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  • internet and PC access to complete the scales and game
Exclusion Criteria
  • no internet or PC access

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bullyingbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying

Mental Healthbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63.

Mental Health Stigmabaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

The Stigma Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement. The minimum score is 9, and the maximum is 45.

Stressbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

MoodWheel instrumentis used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160

Self-compassionbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60.

Compassionbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54.

Emotion regulationbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities.

Trauma Screeningbaseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention

Childhood Trauma Screener is used to measure past traumatic experiences .The scale is composed of 5 items each representing a type of trauma or abuse. Higher scores represent higher frequency of abuse and/or trauma. The minimum score is and the maximum score is 5 and the maximum 25.

Changes in bullyingpost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying

Changes in mental healthpost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63.

Changes in mental health stigmapost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

The Stigma Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement. The minimum score is 9, and the maximum is 45.

Changes in stresspost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

MoodWheel instrumentis used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160

Changes in self-compassionpost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60.

Changes in compassionpost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54.

Changes in emotion regulationpost-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention

The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities.

Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Babes-Bolyai University

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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