Bullying, Bullying of Child, Bullying Victimisation
Conditions
Brief summary
In order to test the effect of the intervention, a multi-center randomized control trial (RCT) will be conducted to test the efficacy of the REThink interventions on improving bullying (both victimization and aggression) and mental health compared with a care as usual group. A minimum of 1000 students from the participating institutions (schools will be able to join based on a recruitment call), will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALREThink Intervention
At its core, the REThink game consists of seven levels, each focusing on a specific emotion-regulation skill crucial for emotional health. The game's story is based on the RETMAN character which helps the player fight the power of the Irrationalizer who personalizes irrational beliefs. The game is based on cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy - the unified protocol (Barlow et al., 2004) and well-supported Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (Ellis, 1995). Each level is composed of three sublevels, increasing in difficulty, and also has an embedded validated assessment system (composed of a sublevel for each level; David, Tomoiaga & Fodor, 2024), and can function as a standalone intervention.
Sponsors
Babes-Bolyai University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* internet and PC access to complete the scales and game
Exclusion criteria
* no internet or PC access
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bullying | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying |
| Mental Health | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63. |
| Mental Health Stigma | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | The Stigma Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement. The minimum score is 9, and the maximum is 45. |
| Stress | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | MoodWheel instrumentis used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160 |
| Self-compassion | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60. |
| Compassion | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54. |
| Emotion regulation | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities. |
| Trauma Screening | baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention | Childhood Trauma Screener is used to measure past traumatic experiences .The scale is composed of 5 items each representing a type of trauma or abuse. Higher scores represent higher frequency of abuse and/or trauma. The minimum score is and the maximum score is 5 and the maximum 25. |
| Changes in bullying | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying |
| Changes in mental health | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63. |
| Changes in mental health stigma | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | The Stigma Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement. The minimum score is 9, and the maximum is 45. |
| Changes in stress | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | MoodWheel instrumentis used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160 |
| Changes in self-compassion | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60. |
| Changes in compassion | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54. |
| Changes in emotion regulation | post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention | The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities. |
Countries
Romania
Contacts
Primary ContactOana David, Professor
Backup ContactCristina Tomoiaga, Ph.D
Outcome results
None listed