Emotion Regulation Training, Nursing Student, and Alexithymia

This study aimed to investigate the effects of emotional regulation training, which is a prepared based on the cognitive behavioral approach, on alexithymia in nursing students.

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Key information

Conditions

Alexithymia Affective Symptoms Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Emotion Regulation Emotional Regulation Self-Control Social Behavior

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Medipol University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study aimed to reduce alexithymia levels in nursing students with emotion regulation training based on a cognitive behavioral approach. The study was conducted with 74 nursing students, 37 in the intervention group and 37 in the control group, studying at a foundation university in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study data were collected using the data collection form and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20). Data collection tools were applied three times as pre-post and follow-up tests. Male and female students who met the inclusion criteria of the study were determined by using the pre-test of the population. For the sample group to represent the population, students with high levels of alexithymia were identified by stratification by determining the class and gender ratios. Then, students were assigned to intervention and control groups by randomization. The 7-session training program prepared for the students in the intervention group was applied. No intervention was made to the control group during the implementation. After the training sessions were completed, post-test data were collected. Follow-up measurements were made three months later.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

To be a student of the nursing department
Agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Having received psychological support within the last 10 years
Having a psychiatric disorder
Not being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey

Treatment and study plan

emotion regulation training

Behavioral

Man is a social being and therefore interacts with his environment. In the process of interaction, they can transfer their feelings, thoughts, and information. However, the interaction process may not always continue smoothly. People's inability to express their emotions appropriately today negatively affects communication. The reason why people cannot express their emotions may be the high level of alexithymia. The concept of alexithymia means having difficulty in recognizing, expressing, and naming emotions. High levels of alexithymia in students, who are future healthcare professionals, can negatively affect themselves, other healthcare professionals and the patients they care for; it can cause burnout in healthcare professionals, decrease the quality of care they provide and cause them to experience interpersonal communication conflicts.

Primary outcomes

Toronto Alexithymia-20 Scale

Time frame: - Before training. -immediately after the training is over. -Three months after training.

The scale measures the alexithymia level of the individual. The scale is a Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items and scored between 1-5. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the maximum score is 100. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the alexithymia level of the individual.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara Medipol University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Emotion Regulation Training on the Levels of Alexithymia in Nursing College Students

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Nov 22, 2024
Registry last updated: Nov 22, 2024

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