The Relationships Between Equanimity, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion, and Mental Health Outcomes

Mindfulness Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Relationships Between Equanimity, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion, and Mental Health Outcomes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06418906
• Other study ID #: 1005240113
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 2024
• Est. completion date: May 2026

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Hoi Chun Lok, MSocSc(CP)
• Phone: +852 3917-5889
• Email: hclok[@]connect.hku.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This is an academic research study aiming to explore the relationships between equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes, and to examine the reliability and validity of the new measures in Hong Kong.

Description:

The current research aims to validate two new measures, the Equanimity Scale (ES-16) and the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) in Hong Kong. Standard procedures of forward-backward translation of the ES-16 and SOCS-S were employed. Adults aged 18 or above will be recruited in the community to fill out a set of questionnaires two times on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing). Relationships between these variables will be explored. To assess test-retest reliability, participants will be invited to fill out the same set of questionnaires on a total of two time points: baseline and two-week post-baseline.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: May 2026
• Est. primary completion date: May 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 18 or above

• can read and type Chinese

• have means to access online surveys

No Exclusion Criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mindfulness
• Self-Compassion

Intervention

Other:
• Self-reported questionnaires
After participants agree to participate in this study, they will first fill out the set of questionnaires once. After two weeks, the research team will send them reminders to fill out the same set of questionnaires again.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20)	The 20-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20 (FFMQ-20) will be used to measure mindfulness. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher mindfulness.	2-week
Primary	Equanimity (Equanimity Scale)	The 16-item Equanimity Scale (ES-16) will be used to measure equanimity. Possible score range is 16 to 80, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity.	2-week
Primary	Self-compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale)	The 20-item Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) will be used to measure self-compassion. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher self-compassion.	2-week
Primary	Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)	The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) will be used to measure depression. Possible score range is 0 to 27, where higher scores mean more severe depression.	2-week
Primary	Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7)	The seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) will be used to measure anxiety. Possible score range is 0 to 21, where higher scores indicate more severe anxiety.	2-week
Primary	Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - 10)	The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale - 10 (PSS) will be used to measure stress. Possible score range is 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate higher perceived stress.	2-week
Primary	Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)	The seven-item Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) will be used to measure wellbeing. Possible score range is 0 to 35, where higher scores mean higher mental wellbeing.	2-week
Primary	Equanimity (Two-Factor Equanimity Scale)	The Two-Factor Equanimity Scale (EQUA-S) will be used to measure equanimity, for assessing convergent validity of the ES-16. Possible score range is 14 to 70, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity.	2-week
Primary	Self-compassion (Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form)	The 12-item Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) will be used to measure self-compassion, for assess convergent validity of the SOCS-S. Possible score range is 12 to 60, where higher scores indicate higher self-compassion.	2-week
Secondary	single-item measures on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, depression, anxiety, stress (i.e., six items in total)	Six single-item exploratory weekly measures respectively measuring equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, depression, anxiety, stress. Possible score range for single-item measures on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion are 1 to 7, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion respectively. Possible score range for single-item measures on depression, anxiety are 0 to 3, where higher scores indicate more severe depression, anxiety respectively. Possible score range for single-item measure on stress is 0 to 4, where higher scores indicate higher perceived stress.	2-week