The general psychological stress of parents and children is assessed.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: a) Children/parents Intervention group: Four school lessons are provided to the children on the following topics: what kinds of feelings exist, what are “big” feelings, what are “small” feeli
Sponsors
Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 3rd and 4th grade students and their parents in Heidelberg and the surrounding area with sufficient knowledge of the German language. Written informed consent by children and parents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: no knowledge of German, no written consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intervention group (parents/children): t1 after parent-teacher conference and before intervention (meaning the 4 school lessons), t2 at least one week after intervention, t3 at least 6 weeks after the intervention Wait-list control group (parents/children): t1 after parent-teacher conference, t2 at least one week after t1, t3 at least 6 weeks after t1 Afterwards, voluntary participation of parents in parent skills training and embedded survey t4 (before parent training), t5 (after parent training), t6 (4 months after parent training) Students: t1 before intervention (meaning the 4 school lessons), t2 after intervention, t3 approx. 6 weeks after intervention The surveys for parents, children, teachers, and students each take approximately 20-30 minutes. The survey for the children takes place on-site at the school and is supervised by trained staff members. The children complete the questionnaires using tablets provided by the school (online version). If tablets are not available at the school, paper-pencil questionnaires are used instead. In comparison, the surveys for parents, students, and teachers are available online. Herefore, the participants receive a link to the online questionnaires via email. Children at t1, t2, t3 and parents at t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6: Help-seeking behavior (intentional and actual): German translation and adaption based on Kaess et al. (2019) and Sharples et al. (2017) of the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (Wilson et al., 2005) and Actual Help-Seeking Questionaire (Rickwood & Braithwaite, 1994) Stigmatization: Own German translation of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (McKeague et al., 2015) Children at t1, t2, t3: Mental health literacy: Own proper case vignettes based on a case vignette by Jorm et al. (1997) and the Mental Health Literacy Scale (O'Connor & Casey, 2015) Students at t1, t2, t3: Stigmatization: Own proper German translation of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (McKeague et al., 2015), Germ | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Teachers: Stigmatization: Own proper German translation of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (McKeague et al., 2015) Program satisfaction: Own proper German translation based on Anna Freud results report (Sharples et al., 2017) supplemented by open questions on opportunities and challenges of (future) establishment, teachers' own professional expertise on the topic, ideas for implementation by teachers or school social workers Children at t1, t2, t3 and parents at t1-t6: Screening of childrens' psychological stress: KIDSCREEN-10 Index Health Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2010; Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2014) Children immediately after the intervention: Satisfaction: Own proper German translation based on Anna Freud evaluation report (Sharples et al., 2017) Students at t2, t3: Satisfaction: Own proper German translation based on Anna Freud evaluation report (Sharples et al., 2017) Parents at t1 - t6: Screening of parents' psychological stress: German version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4; Kroenke et al. 2009; Löwe et al. 2010) Parents at t4, t5, t6: Mentalizing: German version of the Parental reflective functioning questionnaire (Luyten et al., 2017) Parental self-efficacy: Questionnaire on self-efficacy in parenting (FSW; Kliem et al., 2014) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSophia Peter
Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed