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A Training Programme for Developing Social and Personal Resources and Its Effects on the Perceived Stress Level in Adults in Daily Life—Study Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Christoph Janka

    (Center for Public Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Tanja Stamm

    (Center for Medical Data Science, Institute of Outcomes Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Georg Heinze

    (Center for Medical Data Science, Institute of Clinical Biometrics, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Thomas E. Dorner

    (Center for Public Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Karl-Landsteiner Institute for Health Promotion Research, Haus der Barmherzigkeit—Clementinum, Paltram 12, 3062 Kirchstetten, Austria)

Abstract

Persistent stress and insufficient coping strategies have negative consequences for physical and mental health. Teaching adults the skills needed to sustainably improve stress-buffering aspects of their character could contribute to the prevention of stress-related diseases. In this non-randomised, observational, prospective cohort study, participants of a training programme for developing social and personal skills, to which they previously self-assigned, are assessed. The 12-month training programme focuses on improving perceived stress level (primary outcome), health behaviour, presence of common somatic symptoms, satisfaction with life, quality of social relationships, and wellbeing by addressing life goals, meaning in life, sense of coherence, social and personal resources, and transcendence. Study participants are recruited from the training groups via the training organiser. Companions, persons with whom they share a close relationship, are recruited to assess the interpersonal diffusion effects of the training. Matched individuals not participating in the training are the control group. Parameter assessment follows a pre-, post-, and follow-up (6 months) design. Designed to improve health-related outcomes in adults by addressing personality characteristics and using Lozanov’s superlearning principles to improve learning efficiency, this training programme is, to the study team’s knowledge, the first of its kind. From a research perspective, the outcomes of this study can provide new insights into primary prevention of stress-related diseases and how the effects of these measures are passed on through common personal interaction. The trial has been pre-registered (registration number: NCT04165473).

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  • Christoph Janka & Tanja Stamm & Georg Heinze & Thomas E. Dorner, 2022. "A Training Programme for Developing Social and Personal Resources and Its Effects on the Perceived Stress Level in Adults in Daily Life—Study Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:523-:d:1018132
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