REThink for Mental Health of the Youths in Romania
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Bullying of Child
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Enrollment
- 1000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mental Health Stigma
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
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.
Investigators
Oana David
Professor Ph.D of Clinical Psychology
Babes-Bolyai University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •internet and PC access to complete the scales and game
Exclusion Criteria
- •no internet or PC access
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mental Health Stigma
Time Frame: baseline 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.
Bullying
Time Frame: baseline 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 Health
Time Frame: baseline 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.
Stress
Time Frame: baseline 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-compassion
Time Frame: baseline 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.
Compassion
Time Frame: baseline 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 regulation
Time Frame: baseline 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 Screening
Time Frame: baseline 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 bullying
Time Frame: post-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 health
Time Frame: post-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 stigma
Time Frame: post-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 stress
Time Frame: post-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-compassion
Time Frame: post-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 compassion
Time Frame: post-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 regulation
Time Frame: post-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.