NCT06444581

Effectiveness of the Universal Prevention Program Super Skills for Life in Schools

Prevention of Emotional Problems in Spanish School Children Aged 8 to 12 Years Old: Evaluation of the Super Skills for Life Program

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-session cognitive-behavioral transdiagnostic protocol for Spanish children aged 8 to 12 within an educational context, Super Skills for Life. The program, designed to enhance emotional management and social interaction skills, will be delivered in a group format and supplemented with multimedia materials. The study will compare outcomes between an intervention group and a wait-list control group.

Detailed description

A 2 x 4 factorial design will be employed, with the intervention condition (intervention or waiting list) as the intergroup factor and the evaluation phase (pretest, posttest, 6-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up) as the intragroup factor. Both parents and children will complete the same assessments at baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up stages. The researchers will analyze the changes in emotional and social variables from pre- to post-assessment in children who participate in the program.

Conditions

• Social Skills
• Perfectionism
• Self Esteem
• Positive Affect
• Negative Affect
• Emotion Regulation
• Depressive Symptoms
• Anxiety Symptoms
• Mood Disorders
• Emotional Intelligence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Super Skills Schools	Super Skills Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and a workbook for the children. The intervention will be administered by Super Skills-trained clinical psychologists. Sessions will take place once a week for twelve weeks, with each session lasting approximately fifty minutes. The program includes emotional education and social skills training. These contents are learned through playful exercises, activities, readings and role-playing. The intervention modality will be face-to-face.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-08
• Primary completion: 2024-05-15
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2024-06-05
• Last updated: 2024-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain