Emotional Competence and Compassion Online-Training

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In this study two different online-courses about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring.

Detailed Description
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Stress and stress related diseases are becoming a huge health burden in modern societies. Psycho-emotional stress plays a key role in stress regulation. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effects of online-courses addressing emotion regulation. For this aim several different online-courses about emotional competence and compassion are scientifically evaluated with psychometric questionnaires and heart rate variability measuring. The courses are planned by the trainers and people register on their own initiative. The courses have a duration of 4 weeks or three months. They consist of video lectures that explain the content as well as videos giving exercises about the character of the different feelings and about the characteristics of emotions. They teach practices on how to use feelings as an empowering force in life and how to deal with difficult emotions.

Official Title
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Scientific Evaluation of Online-Trainings for Emotional Competence, Compassion and Relationship Competences

Conditions
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Emotional Intelligence

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: The Emotional Backpack
* Behavioral: Feelings as Powers


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18-85 years participation in one of the included courses e-mail address Exclusion Criteria: participation in another study no verbal communication (german) possible dementia or another disease that limits cognitive abilities

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| The Emotional Backpack<br>Healthy adults participating in the offered online-course on their own initiative. | Behavioral: The Emotional Backpack<br>* In this 4 weeks course participants learn how to process difficult emotions that has been overwhelming in the past. They learn how they can use the support of other people and support other people in the processing emotions within a simple and easy to learn setting.<br>|
| Feelings as Powers<br>Healthy adults participating in the offered online-course on their own initiative. | Behavioral: Feelings as Powers<br>* In this 3 months course participants learn about the empowering potential of their feelings as well as the difficult aspects of them. In addition to that they learn techniques how to deal with difficult emotions.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Skills (SEK-27) | Assessing full scale, range 0-108, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire (SPF) based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) | Assessing full scale, range 16-80, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| The World Health Organisation- Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) | Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| General Self-efficacy Short Scale (ASKU) | Assessing full scale, range 3-15, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | Assessing full scale, range 0-42, lower score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) | Assessing full scale, range 15-90, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) | Assessing full scale, range 0-40, lower score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (MOS SF-36) | Assessing full scale, range 0-100, higher score meaning a better outcome | Assessing change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months after baseline in single workshops and baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline in the yearly program | 
| Heart Rate Variability (HRV) | 24h measuring | Assessing change from baseline to 3 and 6 months after baseline in the yearly program | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Stress, Emotion