Mental Health Wellness 1DYNAMISNCT06124183
Emotional Intelligence Program for Adolescents With Antisocial Behavior (DYNAMIS)
A study testing The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals in people with Mental Health Wellness 1, run by Universidad del Valle, Colombia at 1 site in Colombia.
Trial summary
This study assessed the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program based on the Salovey and Mayer model among adolescents exhibiting antisocial behavior. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 231 Colombian adolescent offenders (122 in the experimental group). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- What is being tested?
- The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 231 participants
- Where
- 1 siteColombia
- Study dates
- 11 Jan 2022to 30 Jun 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 14 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- The inclusion criteria were being enrolled in the first year or higher grades of secondary education, having parental and authority permission, and being between 14 and 18 years old
Who cannot join
- The exclusion criteria were being younger than 14 or older than 18, openly refusing to participate, lacking authorization, and having the scheduled completion of the judicial measure during the program execution period.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Colombia1 site
Arcadio de Jesús Cardona Isaza
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, 760042
About this study
Official title: Results of an Emotional Intelligence Program for Adolescent Offenders Based on Salovey and Mayer's Ability Model.
This study assessed the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program based on the Salovey and Mayer model among adolescents exhibiting antisocial behavior. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 231 Colombian adolescent offenders (122 in the experimental group). A 12-session psychological protocol was implemented. The primary question it aims to address is whether it is feasible for adolescents with antisocial behavior to reduce negative emotional symptoms related to mental health, such as anxiety, stress, and depression, while simultaneously improving their emotional skills. It was observed that those who completed the program showed significant improvements in emotional intelligence, emotional balance, and resilience while experiencing a decrease in emotional symptoms, particularly in stress.
Read the detailed description
Emotional intelligence programs have been shown to enhance mental health, social adjustment, and overall well-being in adolescents, primarily implemented in educational settings but adaptable to specific clinical populations. The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program tailored for adolescents with antisocial behavior based on the Salovey and Mayer ability model. Given previous findings suggesting that emotional intelligence programs can aid in improving mental health and social adjustment in adolescents, there arises a need to evaluate the efficacy of such programs in correctional settings. This study aimed to ascertain the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program designed for adolescents with antisocial behavior. It also supported the notion that implementing emotional intelligence programs in socio-educational centers working with such adolescents could be an effective strategy to enhance their psychological and social well-being. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of incorporating emotional intelligence training in intervention processes within correctional contexts.
The study employed a quasi-experimental design with both intervention and control groups, conducting pre-post intervention measures. The study involved 231 Colombian adolescent participants aged between 14 and 18 (Mean = 15.55, SD = 1.30), with 122 in the intervention group (Mean = 15.64, SD = 1.29, 19.7% female) and 109 in the control group (Mean = 15.44, SD = 1.30, 27.5% female). Questionnaires were utilized to evaluate emotional intelligence, emotional experiences, resilience, emotional symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress), and life satisfaction.
The comparative analyses revealed significant differences between the intervention and control groups. Adolescents who completed the program demonstrated improvements in emotional intelligence, emotional balance, and resilience while experiencing a notable reduction in emotional symptoms, particularly stress.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- Being tested
- The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals
- Keywords
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Emotions, Subjective well-being
- Medical subject headings
- Depression, Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionalsBehavioural
The program is based on the emotional intelligence skills model (Mayer \& Salovey, 1997; Salovey \& Mayer, 1990), which suggests that emotional intelligence consists of four hierarchical branches or components: (a) perception of emotions, (b) facilitating thinking using emotions, (c) understanding emotions, and (d) managing and handling emotions. The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals. The sessions follow a similar structure, involving session framing, motivation on the central theme, group activity for sharing ideas and experiences, individual activities, review, and task assignment. The first and second sections focus on analyzing the personal reality and current emotional conditions of the participants, while the final session is designed for both celebration and program evaluation. The remaining nine sessions address the four branches of the skill model.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | A 12-session psychological program The intervention program consisted of 12 sessions of 80 minutes with a weekly frequency. The first session was diagnostic, and the following nine correspond to the following topics: perception (2), facilitation (2), labeling and understanding (2), emotional regulation, and management (3). The last session was evaluative. The intervention included practical tasks in context and supervision by clinical psychologist. Receives: Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals |
| Control Group | Placebo comparator | Does not receive intervention Receives: Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Emotional Intelligence
Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)
Measured: 4 months
Emotional Intelligence
Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)
Measured: 4 months. It offers five alternative answers. High scores on the factors indicate a higher degree of emotional intelligence.
Emotional symptoms of mental health
Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21)
Measured: 4 months. The scale rates emotional symptoms from normal to extremely severe. Depression (0-9, normal- 28+ extremely severe). Anxiety (0-7, normal- 20+ extremely severe). Stress (0-4, normal- 34+ extremely severe.
Positive and negative emotional experiences
Positive and negative emotional experiences (SPANE)
Measured: 4 months. The items are presented on a Likert scale ranging from "Very rarely or never" to "Very often or always" (5).(Range 5-30)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Affective balance
Positive and negative emotional experiences scale (SPANE)
Measured: 4 months. The affective balance scale is derived from the difference between the two SPANE sub-scales (SPANE-P and SPANE-N).
Satisfaction with life
Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Measured: 4 months. Scores between 31-35 indicate the individual is very satisfied; 26-30, satisfied; 21-25, somewhat satisfied; 20, neutral; 15-19, somewhat dissatisfied; 10-14, dissatisfied; and 5-9, very dissatisfied.
Resilience
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10)
Measured: 4 months. It consists of 10 items designed as a Likert-type scale with five response options. The final score for the questionnaire is obtained by summing the responses (range 0-40).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Nov 2023
- Study start11 Jan 2022
- Primary completion15 Feb 2022
- Study completion30 Jun 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Mental Health Wellness 1Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The design was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups and pre-post-intervention measures.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 231 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad del Valle, Colombia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad de la Sabana
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06124183
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1102812
- Other IDs
- PSI2017-84005-R
- Acronym
- DYNAMIS
- Status last verified
- Jan 2024
- First submitted
- 3 Nov 2023
- Last updated
- 5 Jun 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The data that support the findings of this study are available whit request to the authors.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Results of an Emotional Intelligence Program for Adolescent Offenders Based on Salovey and Mayer's Ability Model.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06124183
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DYNAMIS / 1102812
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- Keywords
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Emotions, Subjective well-being
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 231 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad del Valle, ColombiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad de la Sabana
- Study start
- 11 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study assessed the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program based on the Salovey and Mayer model among adolescents exhibiting antisocial behavior. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 231 Colombian adolescent offenders (122 in the experimental group). A 12-session psychological protocol was implemented. The primary question it aims to address is whether it is feasible for adolescents with antisocial behavior to reduce negative emotional symptoms related to mental health, such as anxiety, stress, and depression, while simultaneously improving their emotional skills. It was observed that those who completed the program showed significant improvements in emotional intelligence, emotional balance, and resilience while experiencing a decrease in emotional symptoms, particularly in stress.
Detailed description
Emotional intelligence programs have been shown to enhance mental health, social adjustment, and overall well-being in adolescents, primarily implemented in educational settings but adaptable to specific clinical populations. The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program tailored for adolescents with antisocial behavior based on the Salovey and Mayer ability model. Given previous findings suggesting that emotional intelligence programs can aid in improving mental health and social adjustment in adolescents, there arises a need to evaluate the efficacy of such programs in correctional settings. This study aimed to ascertain the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program designed for adolescents with antisocial behavior. It also supported the notion that implementing emotional intelligence programs in socio-educational centers working with such adolescents could be an effective strategy to enhance their psychological and social well-being. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of incorporating emotional intelligence training in intervention processes within correctional contexts.
The study employed a quasi-experimental design with both intervention and control groups, conducting pre-post intervention measures. The study involved 231 Colombian adolescent participants aged between 14 and 18 (Mean = 15.55, SD = 1.30), with 122 in the intervention group (Mean = 15.64, SD = 1.29, 19.7% female) and 109 in the control group (Mean = 15.44, SD = 1.30, 27.5% female). Questionnaires were utilized to evaluate emotional intelligence, emotional experiences, resilience, emotional symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress), and life satisfaction.
The comparative analyses revealed significant differences between the intervention and control groups. Adolescents who completed the program demonstrated improvements in emotional intelligence, emotional balance, and resilience while experiencing a notable reduction in emotional symptoms, particularly stress.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The design was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups and pre-post-intervention measures.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionalsA 12-session psychological program The intervention program consisted of 12 sessions of 80 minutes with a weekly frequency. The first session was diagnostic, and the following nine correspond to the following topics: perception (2), facilitation (2), labeling and understanding (2), emotional regulation, and management (3). The last session was evaluative. The intervention included practical tasks in context and supervision by clinical psychologist. |
| Control Group | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionalsDoes not receive intervention |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The inclusion criteria were being enrolled in the first year or higher grades of secondary education, having parental and authority permission, and being between 14 and 18 years old
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The exclusion criteria were being younger than 14 or older than 18, openly refusing to participate, lacking authorization, and having the scheduled completion of the judicial measure during the program execution period.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionalsThe program is based on the emotional intelligence skills model (Mayer \& Salovey, 1997; Salovey \& Mayer, 1990), which suggests that emotional intelligence consists of four hierarchical branches or components: (a) perception of emotions, (b) facilitating thinking using emotions, (c) understanding emotions, and (d) managing and handling emotions. The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals. The sessions follow a similar structure, involving session framing, motivation on the central theme, group activity for sharing ideas and experiences, individual activities, review, and task assignment. The first and second sections focus on analyzing the personal reality and current emotional conditions of the participants, while the final session is designed for both celebration and program evaluation. The remaining nine sessions address the four branches of the skill model. | Behavioural | Control Group, Experimental |
Primary outcome
Emotional Intelligence
Time frame: 4 months
Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)
Emotional Intelligence
Time frame: 4 months. It offers five alternative answers. High scores on the factors indicate a higher degree of emotional intelligence.
Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)
Emotional symptoms of mental health
Time frame: 4 months. The scale rates emotional symptoms from normal to extremely severe. Depression (0-9, normal- 28+ extremely severe). Anxiety (0-7, normal- 20+ extremely severe). Stress (0-4, normal- 34+ extremely severe.
Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21)
Positive and negative emotional experiences
Time frame: 4 months. The items are presented on a Likert scale ranging from "Very rarely or never" to "Very often or always" (5).(Range 5-30)
Positive and negative emotional experiences (SPANE)
3 secondary outcomes
Affective balance
Time frame: 4 months. The affective balance scale is derived from the difference between the two SPANE sub-scales (SPANE-P and SPANE-N).
Satisfaction with life
Time frame: 4 months. Scores between 31-35 indicate the individual is very satisfied; 26-30, satisfied; 21-25, somewhat satisfied; 20, neutral; 15-19, somewhat dissatisfied; 10-14, dissatisfied; and 5-9, very dissatisfied.
Resilience
Time frame: 4 months. It consists of 10 items designed as a Likert-type scale with five response options. The final score for the questionnaire is obtained by summing the responses (range 0-40).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Jun 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The data that support the findings of this study are available whit request to the authors.
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Referral and contact
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals in people with Mental Health Wellness 1, run by Universidad del Valle, Colombia at 1 site in Colombia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Colombia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Emotional Intelligence (time frame: 4 months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
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