Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention to Reduce Social Isolation and Promote Social Connectedness in Young Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 80
- 主要终点
- Social Skills Knowledge Test
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention aimed at reducing social isolation and promoting social connectedness among young adults. Specifically, the study investigates the impact of an 8-week, digitally assisted face-to-face group social skills training program on individuals aged 19 to 34 who experience difficulties in interpersonal relationships and social isolation. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the active intervention group or a waitlist control group. The study aims to determine whether this structured psychosocial intervention improves interpersonal competence and social performance, reduces social isolation, and improves other psychosocial variables. Outcomes will be evaluated at three time points-pre-intervention, post-intervention, and a 1-month follow-up-utilizing a combination of self-report questionnaires and performance-based role-play assessments.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 34 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adults aged 19 to 34 years
- •South Korean nationality
- •Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire, 15-item short form (ICQ-15): mean score of 2.87 or lower
- •Meets either (a) or (b) below:
- •(a) Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6) total score of less than 12, AND short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale-8 total score of 17 or higher
- •(b) Korea University Social Isolation Scale (KUSIS) total score of 9 or higher
- •Confirmation on a non-face-to-face screening interview that the participant's primary difficulty involves interpersonal problems stemming from a lack of social knowledge and skills
排除标准
- •Psychiatric or neurological hospitalization within the past 6 months
- •Current or past diagnosis of a severe neurological disorder
- •Cognitive impairment severe enough to hinder the basic communication required for program participation
- •Suicide attempt within the past 6 months
- •Severe suicide risk identified during the assessment
- •History of psychotic symptoms or manic episodes
- •Severe psychiatric condition or major medical abnormality that would complicate participation
- •Unable or unwilling to follow the research team's instructions during the application process
- •Currently participating in individual or group psychotherapy that provides training in other social skills
- •Participation within the past 5 years in a study on social isolation conducted by an investigator of the present research team, which raises concern for a confounding effect on the study results
研究组 & 干预措施
Waitlist Control
Digital-Assisted Group Social Skills Training
干预措施: Digital-Assisted Group Social Skills Training (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Social Skills Knowledge Test
时间窗: Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks)
The Social Skills Knowledge Test is an investigator-developed knowledge test created to objectively measure acquisition of the social skills content taught in the intervention. It consists of 21 items (multiple-choice and true/false) covering seven domains that correspond to the session curriculum: relationship formation skills, conversation skills I, conversation skills II, assertion skills, conflict management skills, dating skills, and workplace skills, with 3 items per domain. Each item has an unambiguously correct answer and is scored 1 (correct) or 0 (incorrect). The total score is the sum of correct responses and ranges from 0 to 21. Higher scores indicate greater knowledge of social skills, which is a better outcome.
Korean Version of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (K-ICQ)
时间窗: Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks)
The Korean Version of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (K-ICQ) is a 31-item self-report measure of interpersonal competence. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (extremely good). The total score sums all items and ranges from 31 to 155. Higher scores indicate greater interpersonal competence, which is a better outcome.
LINK Skill-Specific Behavior Coding System (LINK-BSC) performance score
时间窗: Baseline and post-intervention (at 8 weeks)
The LINK Skill-Specific Behavior Coding System (LINK-BSC) is an investigator-developed observational coding system for the social skills explicitly taught in the intervention. Two structured role-play scenes are coded: an interaction with an unfamiliar peer (9 indicators) and a face-to-face assertion and conflict-management task (9 indicators), 18 indicators in total. Each indicator is coded as 1 (displayed) or 0 (not displayed). The occurrence score is the number of indicators displayed divided by the number of applicable indicators, expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate a broader repertoire of the trained skills, which is a better outcome.
LINK Skill-Specific Behavior Coding System (LINK-BSC) proficiency score
时间窗: Baseline and post-intervention (at 8 weeks)
The LINK Skill-Specific Behavior Coding System (LINK-BSC) is an investigator-developed observational coding system for the social skills explicitly taught in the intervention. Two structured role-play scenes are coded: an interaction with an unfamiliar peer (9 indicators) and a face-to-face assertion and conflict-management task (9 indicators), 18 indicators in total. Each indicator is first coded for occurrence (1 = displayed, 0 = not displayed) and then for proficiency on a 3-point scale from 0 to 2. The proficiency score is the sum of the proficiency ratings across all 18 indicators divided by twice the number of applicable indicators, expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100. Indicators for which no opportunity was provided are excluded from the denominator. Higher scores indicate more proficient use of the trained skills, which is a better outcome.
次要结局
- Social Performance Rating Scale (SPRS)(Baseline and post-intervention (at 8 weeks))
- Korea University Social Isolation Scale (KUSIS)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale-8(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Korean version of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-Social Phobia Scale Short Form (K-SIAS-SPS-SF)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))
- Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire Short Form (BAPQ-SF)(Baseline, immediately post-intervention (at 8 weeks), and 1-month follow-up (at 12 weeks))