Job-loss grief
Conditions
Interventions
Expressive Writing Group for Job-Loss Grief:This structured expressive writing intervention spanned two weeks with six independent writing sessions (three sessions per week). Participants were instruc
Expressive Waiting Group for Job-Loss Grief:During the same two-week study period, participants in the waitlist control group will continue their usual daily lives and will not receive the expressive
Sponsors
Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older; 2. Having experienced involuntary unemployment, termination of an employment contract, enterprise bankruptcy, difficulty obtaining employment after resignation, or another form of occupational interruption, and not having resumed stable employment; 3. Having been unemployed or occupationally interrupted for at least one month; 4. Being able to read and understand Chinese and independently complete online questionnaires and expressive writing tasks; 5. Providing voluntary participation and written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Clear or strong current thoughts of self-harm or suicide; 2. A current mental disorder or current use of medication for the treatment of a mental disorder; 3. A severe psychological crisis accompanied by marked impairment in basic daily functioning; 4. Current participation in psychological counseling or another psychological intervention trial; 5. Reading, comprehension, or writing difficulties, or inability to use the Internet to complete the study procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total score on the Job Loss Grief Scale–Short Form; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General Self-Efficacy Scale total score;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Sijing
Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China
Outcome results
None listed