Immersive Training on Metacognitive Capacities of Young People

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Immersive Training using EYME: Psychological assessment based on the RGT with EYME-Explore Your Meanings, a digital platform to explore the structure and content of personal identity with Virtual Reality.

Study summary

Metacognitive abilities and self-knowledge are necessary for psychological maturation and good mental functioning of individuals. It is generally agreed that an adequate representation of oneself and others is essential to establish functional interpersonal relationships. These metacognitive abilities are not adequately developed in patients with various mental health problems, such as personality disorders, eating disorders, psychosis, and depression, and are associated with the severity of the pathology.

Self-awareness is a central element that begins to consolidate during adolescence. For that reason, the investigators aim to evaluate the effects of immersive training on the metacognitive abilities and self-knowledge of young people. Based on the repertory grid technique (RGT), our research team has developed a brief immersive training to enhance metacognitive abilities. This intervention facilitates the exploration of personal identity in a safe environment. Specifically, it is an immersion in the person's own world of meanings using Virtual Reality (VR), with the Explore Your Meanings (EYME) tool, a technological platform created to help mental health professionals to enhance the personal development and therapeutic change of their clients. Expected results include an increase in participants' self-concept clarity, metacognition, and reflective function as well as a deeper knowledge about their relationship with various aspects of self-knowledge and self-esteem.

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Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change from baseline Self Concept Clarity after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up — SCCS will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.
  Self-concept clarity is assessed with the Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS) created by Campbell et al. (1996) and adapted to Spanish by Feixas, et al (2023).
• Change from baseline Metacognition after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up — MSAS will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.
  Metacognition will be assessed with the Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale (MSAS) created by Semerari et al. (2003) and adapted to Spanish by Feixas, et al. (2023).
• Change from baseline Reflective Functioning after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up — Frame: RF will be administered at baseline, after two weeks, and at one-month follow-up.
  Reflective Functioning or mentalization will be assessed using the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ-8) created by Fonagy et al. (2016) and adapted to Spanish by Ruiz-Parra et al (2023).

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