Efficacy of Character Strengths Intervention in Enhancing Character Strengths and Self-esteem Among Adolescents

Mental Health Issue Clinical Trial

— (CSI)  

Official title:

Efficacy of Character Strengths Intervention in Enhancing Character Strengths and Self-esteem Among Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06080685
• Other study ID #: FJWU/EC/2023/61
• Secondary ID: FJWU/EC/2023/61
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 23, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Fatima Jinnah Women University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to better understand the experiences of adolescents with physical disabilities and assess the effectiveness of a Character Strengths Intervention (CSI) in improving their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health. We will also compare these outcomes between two groups: one receiving the intervention and the other not receiving any treatment.

Main Research Questions:

How do adolescents with physical disabilities perceive their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health, including psychological adjustment, psychological distress, psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction, and resilience? Can the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI) enhance the self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health (psychological adjustment and distress) of adolescents with physical disabilities?

Study Tasks:

Participants, who are adolescents aged 12-18 years, will be asked to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

They will complete questionnaires to assess their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health as a pre-assessment.

Participants in the intervention group will undergo the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI), which includes activities like exploring character strengths, writing gratitude letters, and practicing fresh look meditation, among others.

After the intervention, participants will complete post-assessment questionnaires to measure changes in self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health.

There will be a control group that does not receive any treatment.

Comparison Group:

Researchers will compare the outcomes between the intervention group, who received the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI), and the control group, who did not receive any treatment. This will help us determine if the intervention had a significant impact on self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health outcomes for adolescents with physical disabilities.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 94
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 11 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adolescents with physical disability

2. Adolescents with physical disability in the age range 11-18

3. Rural and urban residences

4. Urdu, Englishspeaking

5. Rawalpindi and Islamabad special education schools

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Adolescents under age 11 and above 18

2. Adolescents whose parents, teachers, or themselves would not be agreed and signed informed consent to participate in the study would be excluded

3. Adolescents with physical disability such as:

• Sensory disability (mute and Fully/partial-visual impairment) impairment

• Hearing impairment

• Deaf-blindness

• And intellectual and cognitive impairment

4. Adolescents with severe psychiatric and major medical issues -

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Health Issue
• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Mutism
• Orthopedic Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Character Strengths Intervention
Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Cultivate your inner self + Loving-Kindness Meditation Session 4. Gratitude Letter + Three Good things Session 5. Conclusion Each session will consist of 1-hour, which will be delivered once a week for 5 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Directorate General of Specials Education	Islamabad	Captial
Pakistan	Al-Ghazali Special Education School	Rawalpindi	Punjab
Pakistan	Army Public Special Education Centre	Rawalpindi	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fatima Jinnah Women University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-esteem	10-item scale "Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale" used to measure.	1 month
Primary	Character strengths	98 items scale "The Values in Action (VIA) Youth Survey" is used.	1 month
Secondary	Psychological wellbeing	14 Items scale "the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)" is used to measure psychological wellbeing.	1 month
Secondary	Life Satisfaction	5 items scale "Satisfaction with Life Scale" is used.	1 month
Secondary	Resilience	10 items "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10)" is used.	1 month