PPI to Promote the Psychological Well-being of Children Living in Poverty

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Positive psychology interventions use positive psychology techniques to identify meaning and value in life events to raise positive feelings and emotions. Application of PPIs has steadily increased in clinical and non-clinical samples. However, that meta-analysis did not include any study in a Chinese population, and it remains unclear whether PPIs are applicable in the Hong Kong Chinese context.

Clinical Trial Description

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted. A convenience sample of 120 patients age 13 to 17 years with no cognitive and/or behavioral problem(s) will be recruited in secondary school around Kwai Chung Estate Participants will be randomized into experimental and control group. The experimental group, who will receive a 1.5-hour workshop covering positive psychology techniques delivered by a qualified research assistant, in groups of less than 5 people, and a booster intervention at 1 week. The control group will received no intervention. Data collection will be conducted at baseline, 1 week, 1month, 3months and 6 months for both groups. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Adolescent Development

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04875507
Study type	Interventional
Source	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Contact	Eva Ho, PhD
Phone	27666417
Email	kyeva.ho@polyu.edu.hk
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 1, 2021
Completion date	August 30, 2023

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