Immersive Training on Metacognitive Capacities of Young People
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-29
SponsorUniversity of Barcelona
About this trial
Metacognitive abilities and self-knowledge are necessary for psychological maturation and good mental functioning of individuals. It is generally agreed that an adequate representation of oneself and others is essential to establish functional interpersonal relationships. These metacognitive abilities are not adequately developed in patients with various mental health problems, such as personality disorders, eating disorders, psychosis, and depression, and are associated with the severity of the pathology.
Self-awareness is a central element that begins to consolidate during adolescence. For that reason, the investigators aim to evaluate the effects of immersive training on the metacognitive abilities and self-knowledge of young people. Based on the repertory grid technique (RGT), our research team has developed a brief immersive training to enhance metacognitive abilities. This intervention facilitates the exploration of personal identity in a safe environment. Specifically, it is an immersion in the person's own world of meanings using Virtual Reality (VR), with the Explore Your Meanings (EYME) tool, a technological platform created to help mental health professionals to enhance the personal development and therapeutic change of their clients. Expected results include an increase in participants' self-concept clarity, metacognition, and reflective function as well as a deeper knowledge about their relationship with various aspects of self-knowledge and self-esteem.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Volunteers between 18 and 29 years of age
Disqualifiers
Diagnosis of a mental disorder (current or in the last year)
Current psychological or psychiatric treatment
Suicidal ideation
Insufficient level of competence to communicate in Spanish or English
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Immersive Training using EYME
BehavioralPsychological assessment based on the RGT with EYME-Explore Your Meanings, a digital platform to explore the structure and content of personal identity with Virtual Reality.
Treatment groups
55 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Immersive Training using EYME-Explore Your MeaningsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
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Change from baseline Self Concept Clarity after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
Self-concept clarity is assessed with the Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS) created by Campbell et al. (1996) and adapted to Spanish by Feixas, et al (2023).
Time frame
SCCS will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.2
Change from baseline Metacognition after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
Metacognition will be assessed with the Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale (MSAS) created by Semerari et al. (2003) and adapted to Spanish by Feixas, et al. (2023).
Time frame
MSAS will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.3
Change from baseline Reflective Functioning after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
Reflective Functioning or mentalization will be assessed using the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ-8) created by Fonagy et al. (2016) and adapted to Spanish by Ruiz-Parra et al (2023).
Time frame
Frame: RF will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.Secondary outcomes
1
Change from baseline Self-esteem after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
Self-esteem will be assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), a scale created by Rosenberg (1965) and adapted to Spanish by Martín-Albo et al. (2007) and Morejón et al. (2004).
Time frame
RSE will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.2
Change from baseline Psychological distress, after one and two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM; Evans et al, 2002), a 34-item self-report questionnaire, will be used for the assessment of subjective wellbeing, symptoms or problems, life functioning and risk. It has good psychometric properties (Trujillo et al, 2016) and it has been adapted into Spanish for free distribution (www.ub.edu/terdep/core). The short version (CORE-SFB) of 18 items will be used for session-to-session monitoring of the intervention process.
Time frame
CORE-OM will be administered at baseline, after one and two weeks (using short forms version CORE-SFB), and at one-month follow-up.3
Change from baseline Depression, Anxiety and Stress, after two weeks and at one-month follow-up
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21; Lovibond \& Lovibond, 1995) is a 21-item version of the DASS and comprises 7 items for its three scales (depression, anxiety and stress), which are moderately correlated with each other. For Spanish speaking participants we will the Spanish adaptation (Bados, Solanas, \& Andrés, 2005).
Time frame
DASS-21 will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.4
Change from Life Satisfaction after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up
The level of global satisfaction with life will be assessed with the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), which consists of a single item with a 10-point Likert scale response line.
Time frame
LSS will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.Other outcomes
1
Self-knowledge
Self-knowledge will be assessed with the RGT (Kelly, 1955; Feixas \& Cornejo, 1996; Fransella, Bell \& Bannister, 2004). The interview will be conducted with the assistance of the EYME platform. From the repertory grid data matrix, cognitive indices such as the current self - ideal self discrepancy, cognitive differentiation, polarization, presence and number of dilemmatic constructs, and implicative dilemmas will be obtained with the RECORD 6.0 program (Garcia-Gutierrez \& Feixas, 2018; available at Internet: www.repertorygrid.net).
Time frame
Self-knowledge assessment will be conducted after one week.Sponsors and contacts
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University of Barcelona
Lead sponsor
European Union
Collaborator
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov