The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a brief, emotion regulation intervention on the ability to perceive other people's emotions.
Decision to close enrollment was made on January 2, 2020.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
91
Training in a mindful breathing skill that reduces emotional distress
An exposure procedure that reduces emotional distress through habituation
No emotion regulation intervention, placebo
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
The Ability to Perceive Negative and Positive Emotional Expressions, as Measured by a Behavioral Computer-based Assessment
Emotion perception is measured by a computer-based behavioral assessment during the laboratory session. Scores for negative emotional expressions range from 0-100%, with higher scores indicating greater emotion perception accuracy.
Time frame: During the laboratory experiment (week 1)
Changes in Emotion Perception, as Measured by a Phone-based Behavioral Assessment
Perception of positive emotional expressions and negative emotional expressions are measured by a behavioral phone-based assessment, delivered multiple times over one week via mobile phones. Scores for ratings of emotional valence range from 0-9, with higher scores as more positive emotional valence and lower scores as more negative emotional valence.
Time frame: After the one week of phone-based intervention
Change in Emotional Distress, as Measured by Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS)
SUDS are measured on a 10-point Likert self-report scale of Subjective Units of Distress, ranging from 0-9. Scores are changes in SUDS ratings from before hearing the tone to after the tone, with greater scores indicating greater reductions in distress (positive outcomes). SUDS score was evaluated at the beginning of the laboratory experiment, and then at the very end of the lab experiment. The change score was calculated by subtracting the beginning score from the end score.
Time frame: Beginning of Week one laboratory experiment, End of Week one laboratory experiment
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