A Network Analysis on the Role of Specific ER Abilities as ERFs for Distress and Mental Health, in Relation to CAs Exposure in the AYAs

A Network Analysis on the Role of Specific Emotion Regulation Abilities as Emotional Resilience Factors for Distress and Mental Health, in Relation to Childhood Abuse Exposure in Adolescents and Young Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06986928

Enrollment

370

Registered

2025-05-23

Start date

2025-02-20

Completion date

2025-06-30

Last updated

2025-08-28

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Conditions

Emotional Resilience

Brief summary

This activity will aim to compare the network of emotional resilience factors and stress in adolescents and young adults depending on the childhood abuse exposure (considered moderator), using a network analysis approach.

Detailed description

Participants included in this study (age range = 10-24, G\*power estimated N = 349) will complete a set of questionnaires on constructs that are focusing on or closely related to resilience and mental health, in order to investigate the dynamics of emotional resilience factors in relation to mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression, taking into account the moderating effects of childhood abuse exposure.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention will be applied.

No intervention will be applied.

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 24 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* adolescents and young adults between 10 and 24 years old provided with written parental consent where applicable

Exclusion criteria

* intellectual disability or physical limitations precluded the use of the computer program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Childhood Trauma Exposure	Baseline	Childhood Trauma Screener (CTS)
Emotion regulation abilities	Baseline	The REThink Life game-based emotion regulation abilities will be assessed using a scenario of social exclusion and measuring the use of using different emotion regulation strategies.
Emotional and behavioral difficulties	Baseline	Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Stress	Baseline	Adolescence Stress Scale (ADOSS)

Countries

Romania

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026