The Use of a Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) to Promote the Psychological Well-being of Children Living in Poverty: a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Consent rate
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Positive psychology interventions use positive psychology techniques to identify meaning and value in life events to raise positive feelings and emotions. Application of PPIs has steadily increased in clinical and non-clinical samples. However, that meta-analysis did not include any study in a Chinese population, and it remains unclear whether PPIs are applicable in the Hong Kong Chinese context.
Detailed Description
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted. A convenience sample of 120 patients age 13 to 17 years with no cognitive and/or behavioral problem(s) will be recruited in secondary school around Kwai Chung Estate Participants will be randomized into experimental and control group. The experimental group, who will receive a 1.5-hour workshop covering positive psychology techniques delivered by a qualified research assistant, in groups of less than 5 people, and a booster intervention at 1 week. The control group will received no intervention. Data collection will be conducted at baseline, 1 week, 1month, 3months and 6 months for both groups.
Investigators
Dr Eva Ho
Assistant Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age from 13-17
- •Can read Chinese and speak Cantonese
Exclusion Criteria
- •with identified cognitive and/or behavioral problem(s)
- •with identified mental problem(s)
- •participating in any mental health service/programme and/or receiving any psychiatric medication.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Consent rate
Time Frame: At baseline
The number of eligible children who consent to participate divided by the number of eligible children
Completion rate at 6-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 6-month follow-up
The number of participants who return the questionnaires divided by the number of questionnaires distributed
Adverse events at baseline
Time Frame: At baseline
unfavorable and unintended events
Screening rate
Time Frame: At baseline
The number of children screened by the RA divided by the number of children available for screening during the recruitment period.
Retention rate at 6-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 6-month follow-up
The number of participants who remain in this study divided by the number of randomized participants, calculated by group at each follow-up
Eligibility rate
Time Frame: At baseline
The number of eligible children divided by the number of screened children
Randomization rate
Time Frame: At baseline
The number of children randomized to the experimental and control groups divided by the number of consenting children
Intervention attendance rate at 1-week follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-week follow-up
The number of participants in the experimental group who complete the intervention divided by the number of participants randomized into the group
Missing data at baseline
Time Frame: At baseline
The percentage of missing in the dataset
Missing data at 1-week follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-week follow-up
The percentage of missing in the dataset
Missing data at 3-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 3-month follow-up
The percentage of missing in the dataset
Adverse events at 1-week follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-week follow-up
unfavorable and unintended events
Intervention attendance rate
Time Frame: Immediately after the training workshop
The number of participants in the experimental group who complete the intervention divided by the number of participants randomized into the group
Adherence to the intervention protocol at 1-week follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-week follow-up
The number of participants in the experimental group who practice the skills gained divided by the number of participants randomized into the group
Adverse events at 1-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-month follow-up
unfavorable and unintended events
Adverse events at 3-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 3-month follow-up
unfavorable and unintended events
Missing data at 1-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 1-month follow-up
The percentage of missing in the dataset
Missing data at 6-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 6-month follow-up
The percentage of missing in the dataset
Adverse events at 6-month follow-up
Time Frame: At 6-month follow-up
unfavorable and unintended events
Secondary Outcomes
- Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory at 6-month follow-up(At 6-month follow-up)
- Chinese version of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 6-month follow-up(At 6-month follow-up)
- Chinese version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at 6-month follow-up(At 6-month follow-up)