Participants (aged 18–64 years) with subclinical levels of self-criticism
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: VR chair work for self-criticism:
Participants receive a Meta Quest 2 headset and enter a therapeutic virtual reality (VR) environment based on schema therapy chair work. They select a person
Sponsors
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
Universität Basel, Fakultät für Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie und Translationale Psychotherapieforschung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Forms of SelfCriticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS:. >20 on the ‘Inadequate Self’- scale (range 0–36)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who score >0 on item 9 of the BDI-II (suicidal ideation), are currently under psychological treatment or taking prescribed medication within the last 3 months will be excluded, as well as limited or no 3D perception, diagnosed with epilepsy or a tendency toward epileptic seizures, problems with binocular vision, pregnancy, heart disease or any other physical ilness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Primary Outcome is the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS; Gilbert et al, 2004). This online self-report outcome measure will be taken at baseline, post-test (directly after the intervention) and at 4-week follow-up. (Gilbert, P., Clarke, M., Hempel, S., Miles, J. N. V., & Irons, C. (2004). Criticizing and reassuring oneself: An exploration of forms, styles and reasons in female students. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43(1), 31–50) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ? Schema Mode Inventory (SMI; Young et al., 2007). Screener for schema modes (the dysfunctional parent modes and the child modes) ? Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, 1979). Screener for Depressive Symptoms. ? Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg et al., 1989). Screener for self-esteem ? Gatineau Presence Questionnaire (GPQ; Laforest M, Bouchard S, Crétu AM, Mesly O. (2016). Screener to assess presence and realism in virtual reality. ? Simulation Sickness Questionnair (SSQ; Kennedy et al., 1993). Screener to assess cyber-sickness in VR. These online self-report outcome measures will be taken at baseline, post-test (directly after the intervention) and at 4-week follow-up, except for the SSQ which is only administered at baseline and post-test and the GPQ which is only administered at post-test). | — |
Countries
Germany, Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactTara Donker
Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed