Ignite Creation Date:
2024-07-17 @ 10:52 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:33 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06473155
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-27
First Post:
2024-06-05
Brief Title:
Discovering Adolescents Talents and Life Projects as a Key Factor in Their Life Satisfaction
Sponsor:
Centre Besai
Organization:
Centre Besai
Study Overview
Official Title:
Discovering Adolescents Talents and Life Projects as a Key Factor in Their Life Satisfaction
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
GENIALADOLES
Brief Summary:
Recent data show a deterioration in the mental health of adolescents with an increase in anxiety depression sleep disturbances eating disorders and a significant increase in suicides Psychological distress may be related to the absence of a life project that provides motivation satisfaction and direction in their lives and allows the formation of an integrated sense of personal identity along with a projection of improvement in abilities An intervention aimed at enhancing the life project of adolescents could increase their life satisfaction and secondarily improve their mental health The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a structured intervention oriented towards the discovery and development of personal talents can have a strong positive impact on the life satisfaction and mental health of adolescents
The Spanish versions of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Young Person-Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation scales will be used to evaluate life satisfaction and psychological distress of participants before and after the intervention In addition the Geniotype questionnaire will be used to explore and enhance the participants personal talents
The full intervention comprises eight sessions based on Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy HIP It includes one session with Explore Your Meanings EYME an immersive digital platform based on the repertory grid technique aimed to enhance the success of therapeutic work and improve personal capabilities
Researchers will compare the full intervention with an intervention in which the Geniotype questionnaire is substituted by a somatic symptoms questionnaire with no implications for the talents of the participant to see if the Geniotype identification works to increase life satisfaction and reduce psychological distress The control group will be a non-active waiting list
Participants will attend eight weekly one-hour sessions of a psychological intervention including Geniotype or a somatic symptoms questionnaire or remain in a waiting list for 2 months
The Spanish versions of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Young Person-Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation scales will be used to evaluate life satisfaction and psychological distress of participants before and after the intervention In addition the Geniotype questionnaire will be used to explore and enhance the participants personal talents
The full intervention comprises eight sessions based on Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy HIP It includes one session with Explore Your Meanings EYME an immersive digital platform based on the repertory grid technique aimed to enhance the success of therapeutic work and improve personal capabilities
Researchers will compare the full intervention with an intervention in which the Geniotype questionnaire is substituted by a somatic symptoms questionnaire with no implications for the talents of the participant to see if the Geniotype identification works to increase life satisfaction and reduce psychological distress The control group will be a non-active waiting list
Participants will attend eight weekly one-hour sessions of a psychological intervention including Geniotype or a somatic symptoms questionnaire or remain in a waiting list for 2 months
Detailed Description:
This study addresses the growing concern over adolescent mental health deterioration There is an increase in psychiatric disorders like anxiety depression sleep and eating disorders as well as suicide attempts Added to life stage stress is the anguish from a lack of existential meaning possibly due to the absence of a life project providing motivation and direction Humanistic and existential psychology views a life project as central to development promoting well-being and self-realization
Identity processes are essential for adolescents Personal Construct Theory focuses on personal identity understood as the core constructs of a wider system with which people understand and predict events and generate personal goals Using the Explore Your Meanings EYME tool a virtual reality VR technology platform based on the repertory grid technique the goal is to observe the evolution of constructing a life project closer to the ideal self This intervention allows participants to explore their identity within their personal world of meanings in a safe environment
The concept of Geniotype created by Tony Estruch in 2022 highlights individual talents and strengths classifying skills and abilities for vocational guidance This information helps frame an adolescents professional life project preventing school failure low self-esteem and mental health issues The Geniotype test offers valuable insights for adolescents at a crucial stage where society demands clarity about their professional future
The investigators start from the idea that an intervention focused on adolescents life projects could enhance their life satisfaction and secondarily their mental health To achieve these goals they developed a therapeutic protocol based on Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy HIP This model uses a broad range of integrative techniques to help construct and develop life projects considering the therapeutic relationship and individual peculiarities The model has shown favorable results in adults with depression and personality disorders and in benzodiazepine deprescription
The main objective of this research is to improve adolescents life satisfaction using a protocol based on EYME and HIP incorporating the concept of Geniotype Additionally the relationships between variables evaluated at the start including sociodemographic factors with a focus on gender and age will be explored
PROCEDURE Recruitment and Enrollment Public and private schools in Catalonia will be contacted to inform families about the research via email and Centre Besais Instagram profile Information and participation forms will be available on Centre Besais website Volunteers will apply through the website undergo a welcome interview and if eligible will be randomly assigned to one of three groups
Assessment and Intervention Psychologists trained in HIP EYME and Geniotype work will conduct assessments and interventions Participants will provide sociodemographic data and complete the Spanish versions of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Young Person-Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation scales initially and after 8 weeks Experimental groups will receive eight one-hour sessions based on the protocol while the control group will remain in the waiting list After the second evaluation the control group may join a group intervention
EXPECTED IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS
No harmful effects have been identified in the psychological treatments used in the study However precautions will be taken to prevent potential side effects from VR intervention VR may cause mild discomfort like dizziness or nausea To minimize risks
Virtual environments will be stable reacting only to user actions Techniques like teleportation will minimize movement and side effects Participants will promptly report any side effects to the therapist who will halt the session until discomfort subsides
After each session participants will remain seated briefly to ensure any discomfort dissipates If discomfort persists they will stay seated with the therapist until fully recovered
DATA ANALYSIS Descriptive analyses will include means standard deviations medians interquartile ranges frequencies and percentages assessing distribution normality using relevant tests From repertory grid data cognitive indices like current self-ideal self discrepancy cognitive differentiation polarization presence of dilemmatic constructs and implicative dilemmas will be obtained using GRIDCOR 60 software
Intervention efficacy will be assessed via repeated measures analysis of variance on pre and post questionnaire scores with Levenes test for variance heterogeneity and Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons Analyses will be adjusted for covariates such as age gender and sociodemographic conditions with confidence intervals and effect sizes calculated It is expected that the analyses will show a significant improvement in life satisfaction and a reduction in psychological distress in adolescents participating in the experimental groups compared to the control group Exploratory analyses will examine gender and migratory status differences and correlations between baseline variables will be calculated
DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN The data management will adhere to these principles Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable FAIR Data will be collected automatically at baseline post-intervention and follow-up stored securely on Centre Besais cloud platform Researchers will maintain strict confidentiality regarding participants personal information and pledge not to misuse or disclose it Personal data will be securely stored in locked cabinets and encrypted hard disks with access restricted to the principal investigator Data analysis will use pseudo-anonymized databases to protect participant identities All participants will adhere to relevant data protection laws ensuring compliance with Organic Law 151999 Royal Decree 17202007 and Regulation 2016679
Identity processes are essential for adolescents Personal Construct Theory focuses on personal identity understood as the core constructs of a wider system with which people understand and predict events and generate personal goals Using the Explore Your Meanings EYME tool a virtual reality VR technology platform based on the repertory grid technique the goal is to observe the evolution of constructing a life project closer to the ideal self This intervention allows participants to explore their identity within their personal world of meanings in a safe environment
The concept of Geniotype created by Tony Estruch in 2022 highlights individual talents and strengths classifying skills and abilities for vocational guidance This information helps frame an adolescents professional life project preventing school failure low self-esteem and mental health issues The Geniotype test offers valuable insights for adolescents at a crucial stage where society demands clarity about their professional future
The investigators start from the idea that an intervention focused on adolescents life projects could enhance their life satisfaction and secondarily their mental health To achieve these goals they developed a therapeutic protocol based on Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy HIP This model uses a broad range of integrative techniques to help construct and develop life projects considering the therapeutic relationship and individual peculiarities The model has shown favorable results in adults with depression and personality disorders and in benzodiazepine deprescription
The main objective of this research is to improve adolescents life satisfaction using a protocol based on EYME and HIP incorporating the concept of Geniotype Additionally the relationships between variables evaluated at the start including sociodemographic factors with a focus on gender and age will be explored
PROCEDURE Recruitment and Enrollment Public and private schools in Catalonia will be contacted to inform families about the research via email and Centre Besais Instagram profile Information and participation forms will be available on Centre Besais website Volunteers will apply through the website undergo a welcome interview and if eligible will be randomly assigned to one of three groups
Assessment and Intervention Psychologists trained in HIP EYME and Geniotype work will conduct assessments and interventions Participants will provide sociodemographic data and complete the Spanish versions of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Young Person-Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation scales initially and after 8 weeks Experimental groups will receive eight one-hour sessions based on the protocol while the control group will remain in the waiting list After the second evaluation the control group may join a group intervention
EXPECTED IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS
No harmful effects have been identified in the psychological treatments used in the study However precautions will be taken to prevent potential side effects from VR intervention VR may cause mild discomfort like dizziness or nausea To minimize risks
Virtual environments will be stable reacting only to user actions Techniques like teleportation will minimize movement and side effects Participants will promptly report any side effects to the therapist who will halt the session until discomfort subsides
After each session participants will remain seated briefly to ensure any discomfort dissipates If discomfort persists they will stay seated with the therapist until fully recovered
DATA ANALYSIS Descriptive analyses will include means standard deviations medians interquartile ranges frequencies and percentages assessing distribution normality using relevant tests From repertory grid data cognitive indices like current self-ideal self discrepancy cognitive differentiation polarization presence of dilemmatic constructs and implicative dilemmas will be obtained using GRIDCOR 60 software
Intervention efficacy will be assessed via repeated measures analysis of variance on pre and post questionnaire scores with Levenes test for variance heterogeneity and Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons Analyses will be adjusted for covariates such as age gender and sociodemographic conditions with confidence intervals and effect sizes calculated It is expected that the analyses will show a significant improvement in life satisfaction and a reduction in psychological distress in adolescents participating in the experimental groups compared to the control group Exploratory analyses will examine gender and migratory status differences and correlations between baseline variables will be calculated
DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN The data management will adhere to these principles Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable FAIR Data will be collected automatically at baseline post-intervention and follow-up stored securely on Centre Besais cloud platform Researchers will maintain strict confidentiality regarding participants personal information and pledge not to misuse or disclose it Personal data will be securely stored in locked cabinets and encrypted hard disks with access restricted to the principal investigator Data analysis will use pseudo-anonymized databases to protect participant identities All participants will adhere to relevant data protection laws ensuring compliance with Organic Law 151999 Royal Decree 17202007 and Regulation 2016679
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None