Loneliness
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: animated video and written messages. Participants will watch a wordless animated video features an emotion-driven story-based portrayal of common experiences of loneliness and coping strategi
Sponsors
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Campus Charité Mitte)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 18 years or older - speak fluent German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: under age 18 and in the absence of consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Establish the effectiveness of the animated video and written messages in alleviating loneliness and increasing intention to use coping strategies against loneliness. This will be measured by loneliness scores from the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8, Hays and DiMatteo, 1987, Journal of Personality Assessment) and scores of intention to use coping strategies against loneliness from Coping with Loneliness Questionnaire (Rokach and Brock, 1998, The Journal of Psychology) before and after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Establish the effectiveness of the animated video and written messages in improving participants’ self-esteem and self-efficacy, and increasing their levels of hope. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactShuyan Liu
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Campus Charité Mitte)
Outcome results
None listed