Children'
Conditions
Interventions
Beginning in August 2023, 3-month participants will receive a 3-minute listen intervention.
Those who did not wish to participate in the intervention will be the control group
Sponsors
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: An information session will be held at a parent-teacher conference at a kindergarten attached to the Faculty of Education of Mie University in July 2023, and those who wish to participate in the intervention will be recruited and designated as the intervention group. Those who did not wish to participate in the intervention will be the control group. The target population consisted of three kindergarten grades (3 to 6 years old), with approximately 20 children per grade.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not set in particular.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An information session will be held at a parent-teacher conference at a kindergarten attached to the Faculty of Education of Mie University in July 2023 to recruit potential participants who can provide the intervention (referred to as the intervention group). Those who agree to the study but did not wish to participate in the intervention will be the control group. The target population includes three grades (ages 3-6), with approximately 20 preschoolers per grade. The DESSA-mini, a standardized questionnaire measuring social-emotional skills, will be administered by homeroom teachers to all participants who are eligible for the intervention (intervention group) and non-participants (control group) as a baseline survey (July). Devereux Student Strengths Assessment) is a scale to assess social-emotional skills of children between the ages of 5 and 13. It assesses non-cognitive skills by looking at the positive aspects and strengths of children rather than their problem behaviors. Respondent homeroom teachers must have been in contact with the target children for at least 4 weeks. 3-month participants will receive a 3-minute listen intervention beginning in August 2023. As a follow-up, in November after the intervention, homeroom teachers will administer the DESSA-mini assessment to all participants and non-participants who participated in the intervention. At this point, the homeroom teachers are blinded to the identity of the participants. After the intervention, a parent questionnaire about the parenting environment will be administered to both intervention and non-intervention participants. Changes in DESSA-mini will be compared between intervention participants (intervention group) and non-participants (target group). Free-response statements about how they hear their child's voice will also be compared between participants and non-participants. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakeo Fujiwara
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Global Health Promotion
Outcome results
None listed