In Favor of My Resilient Self- Effects of an Academic Course on the Emotional Resilience of Students, While Comparing Sciences and Social Studies Faculties.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Tel Hai College
- Enrollment
- 322
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from Baseline in The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The course " In Favor of My Resilient Self" will guide participants to develop their strength sources, as well as practice self-calming and self-controlling exercises.
The main goals of the course are to:
- Measure the effects on the emotional resilience and confidence of participants.
- Assess differences in the course's affect on students from the faculty of sciences compared with students from the faculty of social studies.
- Understand the mechanisms of the effects.
Results will be measured using the study questionnaire, to be filled out by the participants before, after, and three months after the completion of the course.
Detailed Description
The online Bachelor's degree course " In Favor of My Resilient Self" provides updated information regarding the term 'emotional resilience' and its mediating factors. Through weekly lessons and assignments, it will guide participants to developing an internal perspective on their strength sources, as well as practice self-calming and self-controlling exercises.
The main goals of the course are to:
- Measure the effects on the emotional resilience and confidence of participants.
- Assess differences in the course's affect on students from the faculty of sciences compared with students from the faculty of social studies.
- Understand the mechanisms of the effects.
Results will be measured using the study questionnaire, to be filled out by the participants before, after, and three months after the completion of the course. The questionnaire will include validated questionnaires with good psychometric qualities. The study protocol was approved by Tel Hai College institutional review board. All participants, in the intervention (course participants) and in the control group (students of both faculties that didn't attend the course), received information about the program and the study and were asked to provide informed consent.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Students at Tel Hai College that are interested in participating in the study, and provided informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Students that did not provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Arms & Interventions
Course participants
Students that enroll in the Resilience-based course during their Bachelor of science or Bachelor of social studies.
Intervention: "In Favor of My Resilient Self" Academic course (Behavioral)
Control group- no intervention
Students in their Bachelor of science or Bachelor of social studies that did not attend the course, but agreed to fill out the study questionnaires.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from Baseline in The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores
The CD-RISC is based on Connor and Davidson's operational definition of resilience, which is the ability to "thrive in the face of adversity." The scale includes 25 items, from 5 sub-scales: 1. Personal competence, high standards, and tenacity 2. Trust in one's instincts, tolerance of negative affect, and strengthening effects of stress 3. Positive acceptance of change and secure relationships 4. Control 5. Spiritual influences Scoring: Scoring of the scale is based on summing the total of all items, each of which is scored from 0-4. For the CD-RISC-25, the full range is therefore from 0 to 100, with higher scores reflecting greater resilience. (Connor KM, Davidson JRT. Depression and Anxiety 2003; 18: 71-82).
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from Baseline in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)(Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores)
- Change from Baseline in The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)(Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores)
- Change from Baseline in Body Esteem Scale (BES)(Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores)
- Change from Baseline in Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4R)(Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores)
- Change from Baseline in Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)(Measured three times over six months: at baseline, after the course ends, and three months after the completion of the course, measuring a change in scores)