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Enrolling By InvitationNCT06937021
The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety
The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety: A Pilot Study
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Bishop's University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 5 Years – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Objective: To examine the impact of climate change on children's mental health by comparing the effectiveness of an arts only intervention (ABI) and an arts and philosophy-based intervention (APBI) on children's eco-anxiety, tolerance to distress and hope for the future in school settings. The investigators hypothesized that the children assigned to the combined arts and philosophy intervention would show reductions in self-reported eco-anxiety, as well as increases in tolerance to distress and hope for the future in the context of climate change, when compared to children assigned to the arts-only intervention. Setting: This study is conducted in public primary schools from England. Participants: Participants are students in grades 3 to 6. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome is self-reported eco-anxiety scores. Secondary outcomes are self-reported tolerance to distress, hope for the future and mental health (depression and anxiety symptoms).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Art and philosophy intervention (APBI) | 8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involves an art activity with a corresponding philosophical discussion. |
| OTHER | Art based intervention (ABI) | A 8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involve a creative arts activity. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-02-03
- Primary completion
- 2026-06-01
- Completion
- 2026-06-01
- First posted
- 2025-04-20
- Last updated
- 2025-04-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06937021. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.