Efficacy of mindfulness based emotional balance self-help program on psychopathology indicators, mindfulness and self-compassion in students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017022010063N6

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-06

Start date

2017-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Depression. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: Stress. Depressive episode, unspecified Anxiety disorder, unspecified Stress, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Interventional group:eight-week self-help program using mindfulness based emotion balance workbook (Colen and Pons, 2015). This book include 195 pages and conduct in 8 weeks. Interven

Behavior

Interventional group:eight-week self-help program using mindfulness based emotion balance workbook (Colen and Pons, 2015). This book include 195 pages and conduct in 8 weeks.

Control group: no intervention (wait-list)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Studying in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences At the time of study; at least 18 years old; Currently do not get any type of psychotherapy; Do not suffer from a serious mental disorder (eg, psychotic or mood disorders) Exclusion criteria: Not having tools to listen to audio files related to meditation; regular practice of mindfulness exercises before participating in the study (once a week or more); Study of workbook before participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression. Timepoint: pre-test, post-test, two months follow up. Method of measurement: depression, anxiety and stress scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: pre-test, post-test, two months follow up. Method of measurement: depression, anxiety and stress scale.;Stress. Timepoint: pre-test, post-test, two months follow up. Method of measurement: depression, anxiety and stress scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Emotion dysregulation. Timepoint: pre-test, post-test, two months follow up. Method of measurement: difficulties in emotion regulation scale.;Self-compassion. Timepoint: pre-test, post-test, two months follow up. Method of measurement: Self-compassion Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMeysam Bazani

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

bazani.misam@yahoo.com+98 83 4622 0118

Outcome results

None listed

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