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The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.
Experiences of positive emotions are often unchanged following standard psychotherapy. To address this, the current investigation aims to enhance traditional brief behavioral activation with savoring, an emotion regulation strategy specifically targeting positive emotion, or affect, for university students endorsing low levels of the symptom. Individuals will be randomized to either a two-session behavioral activation plus savoring intervention or two sessions of empathic listening. Daily levels of positive emotions will be assessed throughout the study and for one week prior to and completing the intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Behavioral Activation plus Savoring | Experimental | Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist. |
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| Empathic Listening | Active Comparator | Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Behavioral Activation plus Savoring | Behavioral | Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Positive Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES; Fredrickson et al., 2003) | Positive mood, as measured by the mDES, will be collected two times a day. Participants will be asked to rate their level of positive mood in the moment. Positive mood will be collected on a daily basis throughout the study and change in reported positive emotions will be assessed. | Change from first session to post-treatment (14 days) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) | Change in reported symptoms of positive and negative affect following the intervention | Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days) |
| Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Divya Kumar, M.A. | Contact | 2147681767 | divyak@smu.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Southern Methodist University | Recruiting | Dallas | Texas | 75206 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 38653177 | Derived | Kumar D, Corner S, Kim R, Meuret A. A randomized controlled trial of brief behavioral activation plus savoring for positive affect dysregulation in university students. Behav Res Ther. 2024 Jun;177:104525. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104525. Epub 2024 Mar 24. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059445 | Anhedonia |
| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
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| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| Empathic Listening | Behavioral | Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist. |
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Change in self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress following the intervention
| Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days) |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |