#KindGirlsInACTion: A Programme for the Promotion of Mental Health of Female Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Relations, Interpersonal; Quality of Life; Eating Disorders; Eating Behavior; Body Image; Emotion Regulation; Psychological
• Interventions: Behavioral: #KindGirlsInACTion

• Registration Number: NCT05149066
• Lead Sponsor: University of Coimbra

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-28
• Study Completion: 2021-09-01
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2021-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	#KindGirlsInACTion	The experimental group was administered a 9-sessions weekly programme in the school context. It completed three assessment moments: pre-intervention, post-intervention and a 3-months after the intervention follow-up.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological Well-being	3 months	Kidscreen-27
Psychological Wel--being	Baseline	Kidscreen-27

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating Disorders	5 months	Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, EDE-Q
Positive body image	5 months	Body Appreciation Scale, BAS-2
Body image shame	5 months	Body Image Shame Scale, BISS
Social safeness	5 months	Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, SSPS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CINEICC; 🇵🇹 Coimbra, Portugal