Compassion, Mental Health Wellness 1, Self Care
Conditions
Keywords
Slow Looking, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion
Brief summary
Utilizing a Participatory Action Research (PAR) paradigm, this 12-month study will adopt a mixed method Waitlist Randomized Control Trial (RCT) with a built-in acceptability and feasibility study to test the efficacy of Slow Art Plus in reducing stress and empowering self-care among 200 participants.
Detailed description
The specific objectives are in four-folds: 1) To develop a standardized 90-minute single-session Slow Art Plus programme that integrates: (a) slow looking; (b) mindfulness meditation; (c) self-compassion activities; (d) reflective-creative expressions; and (e) dyadic sharing, to form a holistic mental health promotion intervention; 2) To assess the effectiveness of Slow Art Plus for reducing participants' perceived stress (primary outcomes); 3) To assess the effectiveness of Slow Art Plus for enhancing participants' self-awareness, self-care capacity, psychological resilience, and quality of life (secondary outcomes); and 4) To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the standardized Slow Art Plus protocol for large scale implementation in Singapore and greater Asia.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSlow Art Plus
Slow Art Plus involved a full 90-minute engagement, one that is built upon the existing Slow Art programme with added layers of mindfulness and self-compassion practices, as well as a response art activity that fosters symbolic dialogue and an emotional aesthetic experience between participants and the selected artwork.
Sponsors
National Gallery Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The Slow Art Plus programme will involve a full 90-minute engagement, one that is built upon the existing Slow Art programme with added layers of mindfulness and self-compassion practices, as well as a response art activity that fosters symbolic dialogue and an emotional aesthetic experience between participants and the selected art piece.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- individuals who can communicate in English and provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* individuals who are suffering from depression or other major mental illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) | Pre-Intervention | The PSS comprises 10-items rated on a 5-point Likert scale and clustered into 2 subscales of perceived helplessness (e.g., In the past couple of days, how often have you felt nervous and stressed today), and perceived self-efficacy (e.g., In the past couple of days, how often have you felt that things were going your way). The PSS possesses strong internal validity, reliability, and cross-cultural applicability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (SF-FFMQ) | Pre-Intervention | The SF-FFMQ comprises 20 items clustered into 5 subscales: (i) observe, (ii) describe, (iii) act with awareness, (iv) non-judging of inner experience, and (v) non-reactivity to inner experience. Higher scores indicating higher mindfulness capacity. |
| Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) | Pre-Intervention | The SCS-SF comprises 12 items clustered into 6 subscales: (i) self-kindness, (ii) common humanity, (iii) mindfulness, (iv) self-judgement, (v) isolation, and (iv) over-identification. Higher scores indicating higher self-compassion capacity. |
| Ego-Resilience Scale-11 (ER-11) | Pre-Intervention | The ER-11 comprises 11-items clustered into 3 subscales: (i) active engagement with the world, (ii) repertoire of problem-solving strategies, and (iii) integrated performance under stress. Higher scores indicating higher ego-resilience. |
| Single-Item Quality of Life Scale (SI-QOLS) | Pre-Intervention | 1 item measures quality of life. Higher scores indicating higher QOL. |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed