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Development and Evaluation of an Emotional Intelligence Training Protocol and Comparison with Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Elementary School Teachers

Development and Evaluation of an Emotional Intelligence Training Protocol and Comparison with Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Elementary School Teachers

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250813066844N1
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-09-04
Start date
2025-09-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After random assignment, participants receive 10 weekly sessions of 90-minute emotional intelligence training based on the Bar-On model. Intervention 2: Interventi

Sponsors

Shahrud County Education Department
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being employed in elementary school in one of the following positions: school principal, vice-principal, or teaching in one of the six grade levels of elementary education. Absence of gastrointestinal diseases of physical origin confirmed by a specialist physician, history of cardiac disease, no history of substance abuse, and not being pregnant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Retirement, employment in administrative positions. Suffering from the conditions and illnesses in parentheses (gastrointestinal diseases, heart disease, substance abuse, pregnancy).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Experiential avoidance score based on the Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ).;Psychological Flexibility score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Psychological flexibility questionnaire: AAQ-II (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II.;Psychosomatic Symptoms score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: LaCourt Psychosomatic Questionnaire (LPSQ).;Emotional Intelligence score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire.—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHussein Lotfi

Islamic Azad University

lotfi6th@gmail.com+98 23 3233 3417

Outcome results

None listed

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