Study on Boredom in High Potential Adolescents (ESchAHP)

Study on High Potential in Adolescence School Boredom as a Precursor to a Depressive Episode Single-center, Comparative Study of High School Students

The research focuses on "High Potential" (HP) in adolescence, in a link with the professional practice of the investigators.

Furthermore, supported by scientific literature and professional clinical practice, this research is interested in school boredom, regularly expressed by the consulting adolescents, in its relation with a depressive syndrome.

The objective of the research is to know if school boredom is a precursor of a depressive episode in high school students with HP compared to high school students without HP.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Intelligence; Boredom
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: psychodynamic

Detailed Description

The investigators are questioning the meaning of school boredom experienced by adolescents with HP and its link with a depressive syndrome. The investigators will use clinical interviews, rating scales for a quantitative measure and projective tests for a psychodynamic study. The responses of adolescents with HP will be compared to those of adolescents without HP.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 30

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Lunéville, France
    • Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy - CMP Adolescents Lunéville

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adolescents consulting the medical-psychological centers of our hospital (Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy = Sponsor) for psychological malaise and/or anxiety-depressive disorders and academic difficulties

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents coming for consultation in a medical-psychological center of Sponsor
• Adolescents aged 14 to 16 years and 11 months.
• Adolescents expressing a psychological malaise and/or an anxiety disorder at the time of the consultation request
• Adolescents who were informed about the study, received the information note about it and did not object to participating
• At least one parent or guardian who was informed of the study, received the study information sheet, and did not object to the child's participation
• Adolescents affiliated or entitled to a social security plan

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents who do not understand the French language well enough to complete the questionnaires.
• Adolescents with a clear diagnosis of psychiatric pathology (e.g. schizophrenia)
• Adolescents with an IQ ≤ 80 because the level of intellectual efficiency would be too fragile and too far from the expectations of our research.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group gifted teens	Other: psychodynamic; intervention with adolescents through the presentation of questions to be completed
Group no gifted teens	Other: psychodynamic; intervention with adolescents through the presentation of questions to be completed

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children	Intelligence test that measures a child's intellectual ability and 5 cognitive domains that impact performance.	Month 2 or 3
Échelle de Disposition à l'Ennui (French Title)	Boredom scale It is the French adaptation of the Boredom Proneness Scale	Month 1 or 2
Rorschach test	Projective test	Month 3
Thematic Apperception Test	Projective test	Month 3

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children	Anxiety scale	Month 1 or 2
Children Depression Inventory	Depression scale	Month 1 or 2
Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents	Self-esteem scale This self-report scale taps how adolescents assess their "competence" or "adequacy" in different areas of their life, and how they evaluate their overall self-worth as a person.	Month 1 or 2

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Valérie BURGÉ, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): December 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 20, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 28, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Intelligence; Boredom
• Other Study ID Numbers: RIPH 2021-02; 2021-A01118-33 (Other Identifier: ANSM (French competent authority))

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No