#KindGirlsInACTion: A School-based Intervention to Promote Compassive Competences and Psychological Flexibility in Female Adolescents
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Quality of Life
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Psychological Well-being
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The #KindGirlsInACTion project started in 2017 and developed and implemented a psychotherapeutic intervention program in Portuguese female adolescents. This program aimed to improve the overall quality of life and well-being of the participants, and specifically to promote a qualitative improvement in body image and interpersonal relationships, through the promotion of self-compassion, compassion and psychological flexibility. #KindGirlsInACTion is a school-based program, with 9 sessions over 9 weeks. It is essentially practical and interactive, with exercises created specifically for the program, as well as the regular practice of mindfulness.
Investigators
Ana Laura Mendes
Integrated non-PhD member of CINEICC
University of Coimbra
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •being a female adolescent;
- •being aged between 12 and 18;
- •being a part of a classroome with immediate availability to attend the sessions.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having a clinical condition that could compromise the completion of self-report questionnaires;
- •Having a significant score on screening measures administered pre-intervention.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Psychological Well-being
Time Frame: 3 months
Kidscreen-27
Psychological Wel--being
Time Frame: Baseline
Kidscreen-27
Secondary Outcomes
- Eating Disorders(5 months)
- Positive body image(5 months)
- Body image shame(5 months)
- Social safeness(5 months)