Modification of stress-related beliefs with an emotion-, breath-, and speach-based approach-avoidance modification training

Phase 1

Recruiting

Conditions: stress management and prevention

Registration Number: DRKS00027460

Lead Sponsor: ehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Elevated levels of perceived stress (PSS-10 > 18),
(2) ability and willingness to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

(1) psychotic or bipolar disorder,
(2) physical condition impairing the expression of emotion (e.g., facial paralysis),
(3) heavy smoking,
(4) suicidal ideation,
(5) insufficient German language skills

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome will be the course of perceived stress assessed by the German version of the Perceived-Stress-Scale-10 (PSS-10). <br>It will be assessed before the training (T1), directly after the training (T2), one week (T3), and five weeks (T4) after the training. <br>In addition, two items will be used to assess the current stress level at T1-T4 and each day of training.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes include:<br>(1) Agreement with and helpfulness of stress-related (dys-)functional beliefs assessed with an adapted version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale.<br>(2) Depressive symptoms assessed with the German version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale.<br>(3) Emotional State assessed with an extended version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.<br>(4) Emotion regulation skills assessed with the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire.<br><br>These outcomes will be assessed at T1, T2, T3, and T4.<br><br>Additional outcomes assessed at T1 and T2 are<br>(5) Hormonal stress markers (i.e., salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase).<br>(6) Physiological measures (i.e., heart activity and respiration).<br><br>Moreover, we will assess some feasibility and usability outcomes at T2:<br>(7) Feasibility of the intervention with self-developed items.<br>(8) Usability of the app with the System Usability Scale.