Potential Selves intervention: A randomized trial examining the efficacy of a counselling intervention on young adults' identity distress

niversity of British Columbia0 个研究点目标入组 150 人开始时间: 2021年11月16日最近更新: 2021年11月29日

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•1. Young adults aged between 18 and 25 years, inclusive.
•2. Identity-related vulnerability, defined as mild to moderate distress or difficulty in identity-related domains such as sense of self or self-concept, vocational commitment, social relationships, intimate relationships and sexuality, and self-regulatory abilities. Assessed using the the Identity Distress Scale (IDS) as having mild distress in at least three domains or moderate distress in at least two domains, along with at least moderate overall severity or impairment for more than one month in duration.
•3. Capacity to provide informed consent. Prospective participants aged 18 at the time of enrolment will be screened to determine whether they meet criteria as emancipated minors (e.g. attending post-secondary education, living independently from parents, or earning their own income).
•4. Verbal and written proficiency in English is required to participate in the project, due to the interactions required between mentors and participants

•1. Presence of a significant psychological or behavioural problem that could pose risk to the individual participant (e.g. acute psychosis, active suicidal behaviour, and marked impulsivity)
•2. Being a regular patient or client in an active psychotherapy/counselling treatment, defined as attending at a frequency of biweekly or weekly or greater (does not include less-frequent supportive care, or brief crisis intervention service, or vocational consultation, or primary care). This reflects concerns regarding interference with existing therapeutic relationships and concerns regarding the internal validity of the study.

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niversity of British Columbia