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

NCT06255405 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: HE-SF2022/03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 96
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

psychological well-being; self-compassion; children; dyadic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Psychological well-being (child)

  Chinese version of the Psychological Well-Being Scale (C-PWBS)

  at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Perceived stress levels (Child)

  at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up

• Self-compassion levels (Child)

  at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up

• Self-compassion levels (parents)

  at Baseline, immediately after intervention, 12-week follow-up

• Level of mindful parenting (parents)

  at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 12-week follow up

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Dyadic parent-child self-compassion program will be provided.

Behavioral: Self-compassion

Waitlist control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group will be instructed to live their lives as usual, no intervention will be imposed during study period. They will be provided with the program after the study.

Interventions

Self-compassion BEHAVIORAL

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.

Experimental: Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Can communicate in Cantonese.

You may not qualify if:

• Have emotional dysregulation
• Have past history of mental illness
• Recently experience trauma
• Are in an acute health crisis
• Is the primary caretaker of the children
• Is willing to interact and do the practices with their children
• Can communicate in Cantonese
• Commit to attend all sessions
• Have emotional dysregulation
• Have past history of mental illness
• Recently experience trauma
• Are in an acute health crisis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• SIN Wai Man Joanne: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Wai Man Sin, Master

  Hong Kong Metropolitan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2024
• First Posted: February 13, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 6, 2026
• Study Completion: February 6, 2026
• Last Updated: August 25, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Locations

HK (1)