Online Intervention Using Self-Compassionate Writing to Induce Positive Mood in Family Caregivers of Older Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 652
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Self-kindness measured with the State Self-Compassion Scale (Neff et al., 2021)
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study was to test an online writing intervention to encourage a self-compassionate mindset in family caregivers of older adults. The main aims were to answer the questions:
- Writing with self-compassion would increase self-compassion.
- Writing with self-compassion would improve mood. Researchers compared self-compassion components (self-kindness, which involves a gentle and non-judgemental approach to oneself at times of difficulty; common humanity, which includes recognising one's difficulties as part of a shared human experience; mindfulness, which includes noticing difficult feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them) to see which combinations achieved the best outcomes.
Participants wrote with different combinations of self-compassion components together, such as mindfulness and common humanity or mindfulness and self-kindness. Participants also wrote with self-kindness, common humanity, or mindfulness separately.
详细描述
After being informed and consenting to participate in the study, participants were allocated to a self-compassion or control condition. The study was designed to target state self-compassion and mood. The research was carried out over three studies, with refinements being made each time based on previous outcomes. In Studies 1 and 2, participants were tested for self-compassion and mood (guilt, sadness, and serenity). after the writing tasks. In Study 3, participants were asked to complete measures for these both before and after the writing tasks. The experiments were carried out online for all three studies.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
Participants were unaware of condition assignment until after the study.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 100 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Family carer.
- •Caring for a person over 65 years of age.
- •Participants over 18 years of age.
排除标准
- •Professional carers.
- •Caring person under 65 years of age.
- •Participants under 18 years of age.
结局指标
主要结局
Self-kindness measured with the State Self-Compassion Scale (Neff et al., 2021)
时间窗: State measured immediately after intervention
Scores closer to 5 expected on a scale of 1 to 5
Mindfulness measured with the State Self-Compassion Scale (Neff et al., 2021)
时间窗: State measured immediately after intervention
Scores closer to 5 expected on a scale of 1 to 5
Common humanity measured with the State Self-Compassion Scale (Neff et al., 2021)
时间窗: State measured immediately after intervention
Scores closer to 5 expected on a scale of 1 to 5
次要结局
- Serenity measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson and Clark, 1999)(State measured immediately after intervention)
- Guilt measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson and Clark, 1999)(State measured immediately after intervention)
- Sadness measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson and Clark, 1999)(State measured immediately after intervention)
研究者
Farah Wiita
PhD Candidate
University of Reading