Compassion
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention, a brief compassion induction, consists of a 10 minute exercise called “building a compassionate image”.
In the control condition, a neutral exercise of 10 minutes, participants are
Sponsors
Department of Psychology, Health and Technology
University of Twente
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subject must meet all of the following criteria: 1) has one or more DSM-IV personality disorders as primary diagnosis, 2) is aged between 18 and 65 years old, and 3) is willing and able to provide voluntary and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient Dutch language proficiency to be able to participate in the exercises and complete the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Emotion Regulation Profile – Revised (ERPR) is administered to examine the choice of emotion regulation strategies in response to recent positive or negative emotion eliciting experiences. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-compassion and self-criticism, as measured with the Forms of Self Criticising/ Attacking and Self Reassuring Scale (FSCRS). Positive and negative affect, as measured with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Trait emotion regulation strategies, as measured with the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.P.J. Sommers-Spijkerman
Outcome results
None listed