Roots of Empathy (ROE): a schools-based programme for improving social and emotional wellbeing outcomes among 8-9 year olds in Northern Ireland
Completed
- Conditions
- Social and emotional well beingMental and Behavioural DisordersChildhood emotional disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN07540423
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen's University Belfast (UK)
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29543419
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1260
Inclusion Criteria
1. All primary schools located in the four participating Health and Social Care Trust areas (Belfast, South Eastern, Southern and Western)
2. All children who are entering Year 5 (aged 8-9) at baseline in the participating schools
Exclusion Criteria
1. Special Schools
2. Schools with Year 5 (aged 8-9) classes that have less that 10 children
3. Schools already implementing the ROE programme
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prosocial behaviour and aggressive behaviour measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). There are three versions of the SDQ: parent, teacher and child and all three versions will be used to triangulate the data. The teacher and parent versions will be administered to teachers and parents at every data collection sweep. The child version is only suitable for administration with children aged 11 and above and so this version will be used in the final two data sweeps (June 2014 and June 2015)<br>2. Child Behaviour Scale<br>3. Olweus bully/victim questionnaire <br>4. Class detention rates
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Understanding of infant crying, measured using the Infant Facial Expression of Emotions Scale<br>2. Ability to recognise emotions, measured using the Emotional Recognition Questionnaire<br>3. Empathy, measured using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index<br>4. Ability to regulate emotions, measured using the Child Anger Management Scale<br>5. Quality of life, measured using CHU 9D<br>6. Educational attainment, measured using the InCAS standardised maths and English scores that all schools in Northern Ireland now collect