Induction of affective mentalizing to reduce anxiety-related stress in an online normal population sample.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028588

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-20

Start date

2023-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Anxiety-related stress

Interventions

Group 1: Induction of affective mentalization (a person with mentalizing characteristics responds to the participant:s current anxiety-related stress in a mentalizing manner). Group 2: Induction of mi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: U.S. normal population sample.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Failure to pass an attention check

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Extent of anxiety-related stress in the state (assessed using the STAI and the anxiety subscale of the DASS-21 formulated in the state) and the Manipulation Check. The anxiety-related stress in the state (formulated according to the STAI and anxiety subscale of the DASS-21 in the state) is performed directly following the induction of affective mentalization (arm 1: experimental condition) or following the body scan performed (arm 2: active control condition) or following the irrelevant flanker task (arm 3: no-treatment control condition). In addition, in the experimental condition (Arm 1), after completing the STAI as well as the DASS-21 (anxious symptoms in the state) and the EBQ (affective mentalizing ability), the Manipulation Check will be completed to verify whether the manipulation (induction of affective mentalizing ability) was effective.	—

Measure

Time frame

Extent of anxiety-related stress in the state (assessed using the STAI and the anxiety subscale of the DASS-21 formulated in the state) and the Manipulation Check. The anxiety-related stress in the state (formulated according to the STAI and anxiety subscale of the DASS-21 in the state) is performed directly following the induction of affective mentalization (arm 1: experimental condition) or following the body scan performed (arm 2: active control condition) or following the irrelevant flanker task (arm 3: no-treatment control condition). In addition, in the experimental condition (Arm 1), after completing the STAI as well as the DASS-21 (anxious symptoms in the state) and the EBQ (affective mentalizing ability), the Manipulation Check will be completed to verify whether the manipulation (induction of affective mentalizing ability) was effective.

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Countries

United States

Contacts

Public ContactKlaus Michael Reininger

UKE, Institut für Psychotherapie

m.reininger@uke.uni-hamburg.de+4940741052975

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026