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IRCT20250813066844N1 IRCT 2025-09-04 Shahrud County Education Department Development and Evaluation of an Emotional Intelligence Training Protocol and Comparison with Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Elementary School Teachers Development and Evaluation of an Emotional Intelligence Training Protocol and Comparison with Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Elementary School Teachers 2025-09-12 anticipated 120 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/85910 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: Individuals are randomly assigned using a random number table to one of two study groups: the experimental group or the control group, and they receive the intervention corresponding to that group, Blinding description: In this study, a (single-blind design) was used. This means that participants were unaware of their assignment to either the experimental or control group. To implement this approach, participants were only informed that they were taking part in a training program aimed at improving psychological skills. However, the specific details regarding the type of intervention and the differences between the groups were not disclosed to them. Thus, participants were not aware of the precise nature of the intervention and did not know whether they were in the experimental or control group. This measure was taken to reduce potential biases resulting from participants' awareness of their group allocation and to enhance the study's internal validity. N/A Experiential Avoidance, Psychological Flexibility, and Psychosomatic Symptoms. Intervention 1: Intervention group: After random assignment, participants receive 10 weekly sessions of 90-minute emotional intelligence training based on the Bar-On model. Intervention 2: Intervention group: After random allocation, participants receive 10 individual sessions of 90-minute Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). Intervention 3: Control Group: During the study period, participants receive no intervention and remain on the waiting list. Yes - There is a plan to make this available What will be shared: Given the nature of the study, after de-identifying the data, only the portion related to the primary outcome of the study will be shared. When: Access will begin 9 months after the publication of the results. To whom: Only researchers affiliated with academic institutions and researchers associated with the Ministry of Education. Conditions: No scientific misconduct and no data manipulation. Where to obtain: Hussein Lotfi: PhD student in Psychology, researcher, and developer of the Emotional Intelligence Training Protocol. Email: lotfi6th@gmail.com Dr. Seyed Mousa Tabatabaei: Primary supervisor. Email:s.mosatabatabaee@semnan.ac.ir Dr. Mojtaba Rajabpour: Co-supervisor. Email:mj_rajabpour@yahoo.com Dr. Hakimeh Aghaei: Advisory supervisor. Email: ha.aghae@gmail.com How to obtain: Request submission via the researcher’s email (Hussein Lotfi), consultation between the researcher and the supervisors/advisor, decision-making by the researcher and supervisors, and sharing of data/documents if deemed appropriate by the supervisors. The duration of this process is between one to two weeks. Comments:
public Hussein Lotfi
No. 337, Alley 24, Azadi Blvd., Azadi Square
Shahrud Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3617694631 +98 23 3233 3417 lotfi6th@gmail.com Islamic Azad University scientific Seye Musa Tabatabaee
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Darband St.
Mahdishahr Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3564111556 +98 23 3153 3010 s.mosatabatabaee@semnan.ac.ir Islamic Azad University Iran (Islamic Republic of) Being employed in elementary school in one of the following positions: school principal, vice-principal, or teaching in one of the six grade levels of elementary education. Absence of gastrointestinal diseases of physical origin confirmed by a specialist physician, history of cardiac disease, no history of substance abuse, and not being pregnant. 25 years 65 years Both Retirement, employment in administrative positions. Suffering from the conditions and illnesses in parentheses (gastrointestinal diseases, heart disease, substance abuse, pregnancy). Behavior Behavior N/A Intervention group: After random assignment, participants receive 10 weekly sessions of 90-minute emotional intelligence training based on the Bar-On model. Intervention group: After random allocation, participants receive 10 individual sessions of 90-minute Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). Control Group: During the study period, participants receive no intervention and remain on the waiting list. Experiential avoidance score based on the Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ). Psychological Flexibility score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Psychological flexibility questionnaire: AAQ-II (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II. Psychosomatic Symptoms score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: LaCourt Psychosomatic Questionnaire (LPSQ). Emotional Intelligence score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Shahrud County Education Department Approved 2025-08-11 Research Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University, Shahrud Branch Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Shahrud Branch, Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital, next to Amir Kabir High School, Univ. Blvd Shahrud Semnan Iran (Islamic Republic of)