The Effect of Guided Narrative Technique on Child Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Related to Teachers' Improper Criticism

The Effect of Guided Narrative Technique on Child Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Related to Teachers' Improper Criticism: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05416671

Enrollment

160

Registered

2022-06-13

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

2021-06-01

Last updated

2022-06-13

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Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Keywords

Children, Teachers' Improper Criticism, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Expressive Writing, Psychological Intervention, Guided Narrative Technique

Brief summary

Teachers' improper criticism may lead to posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in children. This cluster randomized controlled trial examined the effect of guided narrative technique (GNT) on child PTSS caused by teachers' improper criticism in school settings.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALguided narrative technique-writing

The experimental group underwent the psychological intervention of guided narrative technique-writing with the theme of teacher criticism for 20 to 30 minutes once a day for three consecutive days.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

7 Years to 13 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 5th grade students * 7-13 years old * with the ability to read and write

Exclusion criteria

* younger than 7 years old or older than 13 years old * having psychotic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
change from baseline child posttraumatic stress symptoms at posttreatment	1 week	Foa et al.,(2018) revised the Self-Rating Scale for Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children (CPSS-5-SR), with Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of 0.78. Cpss-5-SR is a 27-item self-reporting measure. Symptom items were scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (almost always).
change from baseline child posttraumatic stress symptoms at follow-up	6 months	Foa et al.,(2018) revised the Self-Rating Scale for Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children (CPSS-5-SR), with Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of 0.78. Cpss-5-SR is a 27-item self-reporting measure. Symptom items were scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (almost always).

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026