Grief and bereavement adjustment difficulties
Conditions
Interventions
EMA+EMI group:Participants will first complete a 7-day Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) baseline phase. During this phase, they will receive four EMA prompts per day via smartphone to assess mome
EMA only:Participants will complete a 21-day EMA protocol. During the study period, they will receive four EMA prompts per day via smartphone to assess cognitive, emotional, behavioral, physiological,
minimal assessment control:Participants will complete baseline, mid-study, and post-intervention assessments only. They will not participate in EMA or EMI procedures during the study period. Access to
Sponsors
School of Psychology, Shenzhen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18–35 years old; 2. Capable of reading and understanding Chinese; 3. Experienced the death of a significant other within the last 3 months to 1 year; 4. Scored at or above the medium-high level of grief symptoms as defined by the Inventory of Prolonged Grief Disorder Symptoms (IPGDs) for the study; 5. Able to use a smart phone and complete the EMA and intervention tasks; 6. Evaluated through motivational interviewing, has a good willingness to participate in the study and compliance; 7. Voluntarily participated in this study and signed the written informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. There is a serious risk of suicide at present. 2. There is a severe mental disorder or cognitive dysfunction, making it impossible to complete the research. 3. Currently in an acute mental crisis state. 4. Unable to use smartphones or network devices stably.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Grief symptom; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression symptoms;Anxiety symptoms;Somatic symptoms;Mental well-being;Ecological momentary assessment (EMA); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactSuqin Tang
Shenzhen University
Outcome results
None listed