NCT02877719

The Effect of Poverty on Psychological Well-being of Children

The Effect of Poverty and Income Disparity on the Psychological WellBeing of Hong Kong Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,725 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the impacts of poverty and income disparity on the psychological well-being of Hong Kong Chinese children.

Detailed description

It is well documented that poverty has a negative impact on the physiological well-being of children in the West. There is an imperative need for health care professionals to develop and evaluate interventions to promote the psychological wellbeing of children living in poverty. First, however, it is crucial to assess and understand how the impact of poverty, in particular the impact of income disparity, affects the psychological wellbeing of Hong Kong children before any intervention to promote it can be planned, developed, or evaluated. Unfortunately, while much public concern about poverty has concentrated on children's physical development, the impact of poverty and income disparity on their psychological well-being remains relatively underexplored. Because the cultural context in which they live is drastically different from that of Western children, the way that Chinese children view the nature and meaning of poverty, as well as their responses to it and to any psychosocial interventions, will in all likelihood differ considerably from those of Western children. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the impacts of poverty and income disparity on the psychological well-being of Hong Kong Chinese children.

Conditions

• Child

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaires	Participants were asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-01-01
• First posted: 2016-08-24
• Last updated: 2016-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China