Psychological Well-Being
Conditions
Keywords
psychological well-being; self-compassion; children, dyadic
Brief 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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-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.
Sponsors
SIN Wai Man Joanne
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(Child) * 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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological well-being (child) | at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up | Chinese version of the Psychological Well-Being Scale (C-PWBS) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived stress levels (Child) | at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up | Chinese version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) |
| Self-compassion levels (Child) | at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up | Chinese version of the Self-Compassion Scale for Youth (SCS-Y) |
| Self-compassion levels (parents) | at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up | Chinese version of the self-compassion scale (SCS) |
| Level of mindful parenting (parents) | at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 12-week follow up | measured by the Chinese version of Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (C-IMP) |
Countries
Hong Kong
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORWai Man Sin, Master
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Outcome results
None listed