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The effect of reality therapy on distress tolerance and rumination about loss in students with emotional breakdown

The effect of reality therapy on distress tolerance and rumination about loss in students with emotional breakdown

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250106064293N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-01-27
Start date
2025-02-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Emotional Breakdown.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The experimental group will undergo a reality therapy intervention, which will be held in 5 120-minute sessions in a month. This intervention is designed to increas

Sponsors

Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Experience of emotional breakdown in the past three months based on student self-report. Age between 18 and 35 years. Obtaining high scores on rumination and disturbance tolerance assessment tools (based on the specified cutoff point). Willingness and commitment to participate in all therapeutic intervention sessions. No use of other psychological or psychiatric treatments during the research period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having severe psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia (based on medical diagnosis history). Taking psychiatric medications that may affect tolerance to agitation or rumination. Experiencing other severe stressful events in the past three months (such as the loss of a loved one, a serious accident, or job loss). The presence of any acute or chronic physical conditions that may prevent effective participation in intervention sessions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Distress Tolerance. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after completing 5 intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Simons and Gahr's Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (2005).;Rumination about loss. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after completing 5 intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Rumination Questionnaire Eisma et al (2014).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDelara Doustmohammadi

Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch

Jb.delara2000@gmail.com+98 23 3365 4040

Outcome results

None listed

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