Effects of a 7-Day Meta Spirituality-Based Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction, Subjective Well-Being, and Emotional State: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Delayed-Access Control

This study examines the effects of a 7-day Meta Spirituality-based intervention on romantic relationship satisfaction, subjective well-being, emotional affect, and perceived self-efficacy in adult women reporting dissatisfaction with their relationships and/or life. The study employs a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a delayed-access control condition and repeated assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. The Meta Spirituality-based intervention refers to a structured psychological approach focused on shifting participants’ perceptual frame of self-experience, emphasizing a transition from problem-identified self-concepts toward a broader observer-based perspective. The central theoretical construct of Meta Spirituality is the Meta Self, defined within this framework as an identity that transcends identification with personal problems, psychological narratives, and habitual self-concepts. The intervention does not involve religious instruction, spiritual practices, or belief-based techniques, and is delivered as a secular, experiential paradigm conveyed through structured psychoeducational and reflective materials. The study tests whether participation in this intervention leads to improvements in psychological outcomes and whether these effects are maintained over time relative to a delayed-access control condition.