Guided and Unguided Therapeutic Game to Improve Emotional Abilities of Students

The study is a randomized control trial with three groups. We will perform measurements before the intervention, after the intervention and at one month follow-up.

Participants will be students and will be randomized into three groups using a randomization program. The first group will be the gaming with coaching group, the second group will bw the gaming without coaching group and the third group will be the control group.

Measurements will be performed before receiving the game, after the intervention and at one month follow-up. We will measure depression, anxiety, stress and well-being as primary outcomes, solution focus orientation as secondary outcome and rational and irrational cognitions as mechanism outcome. All questionnaires will be completed online in a Google Form.

The intervention will consist of the Rethink game. Rethink is a therapeutic game developed and tested to improve emotional abilities in children. Participants in our study will test two levels of Rethink as well as a trial version of the game. Each level of the game is focused on a component:

• Level 1: recognition of emotions
• Level 2: relaxation and mindfulness
• Level 3: rational and irrational cognitions
• Level 4:changing the cognitions
• Level 5: problem-solving
• Level 6: positive emotions
• Level 7: summary of previous aqusitions

Inclusion criteria

• being a student in a public or private university from Romania

Exclusion criteria

• not being enrolled as a student in a university from Romania