NCT06255405

The Effects of Dyadic Parent-child Self-compassion Program on Children' Psychological Well-being: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hong Kong Metropolitan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self-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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2024-02-13
• Last updated: 2024-02-13