NCT05818397

Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers

Nurturing Compassionate Responding Towards Oneself and Others Through the Caregiver-child Relationship

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers Study aims to understand if an online course designed to help kids and their caregivers learn self-compassion is feasible, enjoyable, and helpful for well-being and relationships in families from diverse backgrounds. Children ages 8-11 who have a caregiver willing to participate with them will: * Attend 2 in-person study visits (about 1-1.5 hour each) that includes * A survey for caregiver and child * A brief computer puzzle challengetask while heart rate and sweat is recorded (child) * A brief discussion about how the challenge went * Participate in a 6-session, online self-compassion course with other families (see back) * Provide feedback about how the course went

Detailed description

This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of the Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC) program. Twenty-four children ages 8-11 and a primary caregiver will be recruited from a racially diverse school community to participate in 6 1-hour group intervention sessions over 6 weeks. Feasibility and acceptability data will guide program refinements; pre and post assessments will explore dimensional changes in anxiety/depression symptoms as well as potential physiological, relational/behavioral changes associated with SCCC participation.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC)	A standardized, manualized adaptation of the mindful self-compassion curriculum for adults, designed for online delivery. Dyads join a group video conference call along with other caregiver-child dyads and and up to two experienced SCCC facilitators. Sessions occur 1-hour per week for 6 weeks at a time convenient for the group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-16
• Primary completion: 2025-05-16
• Completion: 2025-05-16
• First posted: 2023-04-18
• Last updated: 2025-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States