Psychological Intervention for Parent-child Relationship and Couple Relationship Under COVID-19 in China

NCT04463433 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: bnulxy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Under the COVID-19, individuals who were home Quarantine experienced new challenges on their parent-child relationship and couple relationship. The current project aimed to provide psychological interventions for both parents and couples in order to improving their relationship. The online intervention of group intervention and individual intervention are going to be conducted. The relationship between parent-child, couples and emotion regulation will be tested.

Conditions

Parent-child Relationship and Couple Relationship Under COVID-19 in China

Keywords

COVID-19; Parent-child Relationship; Couple Relationship

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Parent-child conflict

  The efficacy of parent-child conflict resolution will be assessed by the conflict subscale of the Conflict in Parent-Child Relationships. Scoring is based on a 5-point Likert scale with higher total scores indicate high level of conflict in the parent - child relationship.

  2 weeks

• Parent-child communication

  The efficacy of communication, will be assessed by the family communication scale. Scoring is based on a 5-point Likert scale with regard to the quality of parent-child interactions. Higher total scores on individual and combined subscales indicate more positive parent-child interactions.

  2 weeks

• Parent-child Relationship

  The efficacy of parent-child relationship intervention will be assessed by the parent-child relationship scale. Higher total scores indicate higher quality of parent-child relationship.

  2 weeks

• Couple Relationship Quality

  The efficacy of Couple Relationship Intervention will be assessed by the quality of marriage index. Higher total scores indicate higher quality of couple relationship.

  2 weeks

• Marital Stability

  The efficacy of Couple Relationship Intervention will be assessed by the stability of marriage scale-short form. Higher total scores indicate higher stability of couple relationship.

  2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Parent-child Relationship Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention involves five 2h weekly group sessions in which exercises in mindfulness are practiced and associated ABCDE theory is taught to improve emotional regulation and parent-child communication under COVID-2019.

Behavioral: Cognitive and behavioral intervention.

Couple Relationship Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention involves four 2h weekly group sessions in which express feelings and wants clearly are practiced and associated Satir communication model is taught to improve couple conflict resolution and communication under COVID-2019.

Behavioral: Problem-solving and relationship improvement intervention.

Interventions

Cognitive and behavioral intervention. BEHAVIORAL

Two hours group sessions including mindfulness and emotion regulation. The practice of mindfulness is taught to parents to become aware of their thoughts and emotion on the present moment. The behavioral intervention has parents develop an Positive Time-out for dealing with conflict and negativity, using strategies to down-regulate their own negative emotions.

Parent-child Relationship Intervention

Problem-solving and relationship improvement intervention. BEHAVIORAL

Two hours group sessions including problem-solving and improving marital relationship . In the problem-solving part, the knowledge and techniques of problem-solving are taught to couple. relationship improvement part which promote the couple relationship by being aware of their own and their partner's deep-seated needs and communicating in a congruent way.

Couple Relationship Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Parents of students in primary and secondary school.
• Parents must had primary school education or above.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents cannot speak or read Chinese.
• Parents have severe mental or physical illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beijing Normal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Beijing Normal University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100875, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Behavior Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2020
• First Posted: July 9, 2020
• Study Start: February 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: January 31, 2022
• Last Updated: July 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)