Reducing Parental Stress Via Instant Messaging During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parents
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 491
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Parental Stress Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This research investigated the effects of mindfulness practice on mental wellbeing and parenting behaviour, with the instruction recordings delivered via existing instant messaging applications, including Whatsapp and Signal. The two-week mindfulness program targeted parents with children in Nursery, Kindergarten to Primary School. Due to the suspension of schools, work from home policies, parents spend increased amount of time with their children. News reports have indicated that with the mounting care taking responsibilities and downturn of economy amidst the epidemic, parents have been experiencing higher stress that may negatively impact their wellbeing and parent-child relationship. This study delivered an app-based intervention that aims at enhancing mindful parenting at the time of corona, where social distancing is emphasized.
Investigators
Lam Lun Wai Doris
Principal Investigator, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Parents with at least one child who is in Primary School or below.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parental Stress Scale
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Parental Stress Scale at immediately after the intervention and two weeks after intervention
The Parental Stress Scale was used to measure self-perceived stress specific to the parenting role. Parental Stress Scale was originally developed by Berry and Jones (1995) to measure parental feelings and experiences in terms of rewards, satisfaction, controllability, and stress. The minimum score was 0 and the maximum score was 64. A score of 0 represents lowest level of parental stress possible, whereas a score of 64 represents highest level of parental stress. Higher scores indicate worse outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- Well-being WHO 5-item index(Change from Baseline Well-being WHO 5-item index at immediately after the intervention and two weeks after intervention)
- Mindfulness in Parenting Scale(Change from Baseline Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting scale at immediately after the intervention and two weeks after intervention)
- Parent Behavior Inventory(Change from Baseline Parent Behavior Inventory at immediately after the intervention and two weeks after intervention)