Paired Emotion Reading Improves Emotion Regulation in Rural Children With ACE

NCT06505629 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Paired Reading in ACE Children
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI) on the emotion regulation of rural children with adverse childhood experiences (ACE), as compared with the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI) group and a Care as Usual (CAU) control group. This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial and will recruit three rural schools, randomly assigning them to PERI, PGRI, or CAU. Each school will recruit 50 children with ACE. Additionally, the investigators will recruit 150 urban children of similar ages to the rural children. Urban and rural children will be randomly paired to form urban-rural reading groups, reading different types of books and engaging in discussions. It is hypothesized that, after the intervention, rural children in the PERI group will show significantly greater improvements in emotion regulation self-efficacy and emotional awareness compared to the PGRI and CAU groups. These group differences are expected to persist at 1-month and 3-month follow-up assessments.

Conditions

Emotion Regulation; Adverse Childhood Experience

Keywords

Emotion Regulation; Randomized Controlled Trial; Adverse Childhood Experience; Children; Mental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Emotional awareness of rural children

  The investigators explored the effectiveness of PERI on the emotional awareness of rural children using the Emotional Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ). The EAQ consists of 30 items, each rated on a 3-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater emotional awareness.

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

• Emotion regulation self-efficacy of rural children

  The investigators explored the effectiveness of PERI on the emotion regulation self-efficacy of rural children using the modified subscale of the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy in emotion regulation.

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Mental health symptoms of rural children

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

• Resilience of rural children

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

• Self-esteem of rural children

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

• Emotional awareness of urban children

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

• Emotion regulation self-efficacy of urban children

  baseline, post treatment (6 weeks), 10 weeks, 18 weeks

Study Arms (3)

the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

Care as Usual (CAU)

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI) BEHAVIORAL

In the PERI, all children will receive three books about emotion knowledge. The paired reading groups will read and discuss these books over the next six weeks. Before starting the reading sessions, the paired groups will meet online via video to get to know each other and set reading goals. During the reading process, participants will check in daily with their reading progress. From the second week to the fifth week, participants will engage in weekly online discussions about the reading content. These discussions, led by the urban children, will follow a semi-structured discussion guide. The discussions aim to deepen the children's understanding of the book content and facilitate the application of emotion-related knowledge and emotion regulation strategies in their daily lives. The discussion sessions will be recorded and uploaded for regular review by the researchers.

the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI) BEHAVIORAL

Apart from the differences in the reading materials and discussion topics, all other aspects are identical to the PERI group. In the online PGRI, children will read three books of their choice, and discussions will center around general reading experiences and feelings.

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 9 and 15 years;
• Experience of at least one adverse childhood experience;
• Independent reading ability in Chinese;
• Could use electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, or computers for online paired reading;
• Informed consent obtained from both the child and their parents.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Peking University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Peking University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100871, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Regulation; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2024
• First Posted: July 17, 2024
• Study Start: July 6, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: November 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

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