The Effects of Dyadic Parent-child Self-compassion Program on Children' Psychological Well-being: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychological Well-Being Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Dyadic Parent-child Self-compassion Program on Children' Psychological Well-being: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06255405
• Other study ID #: HE-SF2022/03
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2024
• Est. completion date: September 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Hong Kong Metropolitan University
• Contact: Wai Man Sin, MN
• Phone: 852-98328979
• Email: s1187434[@]live.hkmu.edu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Suboptimal psychological well-being in children can have substantial negative effects on their physical health, academic performance, and lifelong health. Preliminary evidence supports that self-compassion have positive impacts on psychological well-being in elderly, adults, and adolescents, but there is apparently lack of this kind of evidence in children. Involvement of parents in the program potentially optimize the effects, this study thus designs a dyadic parent-child self-compassion program (DPC-SC) and aim to examine its effects on children's psychological well-being.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: September 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 9 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: (Child)

• Study in Primary three or four.

• Can communicate in Cantonese.

Exclusion Criteria: (Child)

• Have emotional dysregulation

• Have past history of mental illness

• Recently experience trauma

• Are in an acute health crisis

Inclusion Criteria: (Parents)

• Is the primary caretaker of the children

• Is willing to interact and do the practices with their children

• Can communicate in Cantonese

• Commit to attend all sessions

Exclusion Criteria: (Parents)

• Have emotional dysregulation

• Have past history of mental illness

• Recently experience trauma

• Are in an acute health crisis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychological Well-Being

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Self-compassion
The dyadic parent-child self-compassion program is designed by the research team and validated by a panel of experts. It includes 5 weekly sessions. Each session lasts for 60 minutes. The dyads will be guided to do self-compassion practices (e.g. affectionate breathing, compassionate letters to oneself etc). Didactic topics, inquiry, and home practices are also involved.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Psychological well-being (child)	Chinese version of the Psychological Well-Being Scale (C-PWBS)	Baseline, immediately after intervention
Secondary	Perceived stress levels (Child)	Chinese version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	Baseline, immediately after intervention
Secondary	Self-compassion levels (Child)	Chinese version of the Self-Compassion Scale for Youth (SCS-Y)	Baseline, immediately after intervention
Secondary	Self-compassion levels (parents)	Chinese version of the self-compassion scale (SCS)	Baseline, immediately after intervention