Efficacy of Character Strengths Intervention in Enhancing Character Strengths and Self-esteem Among Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mutism; Mental Health Issue; Orthopedic Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT06080685
• Lead Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Women University

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to better understand the experiences of adolescents with physical disabilities and assess the effectiveness of a Character Strengths Intervention (CSI) in improving their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health. We will also compare these outcomes between two groups: one receiving the intervention and the other not receiving any treatment.

Main Research Questions:

How do adolescents with physical disabilities perceive their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health, including psychological adjustment, psychological distress, psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction, and resilience? Can the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI) enhance the self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health (psychological adjustment and distress) of adolescents with physical disabilities?

Study Tasks:

Participants, who are adolescents aged 12-18 years, will be asked to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

They will complete questionnaires to assess their self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health as a pre-assessment.

Participants in the intervention group will undergo the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI), which includes activities like exploring character strengths, writing gratitude letters, and practicing fresh look meditation, among others.

After the intervention, participants will complete post-assessment questionnaires to measure changes in self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health.

There will be a control group that does not receive any treatment.

Comparison Group:

Researchers will compare the outcomes between the intervention group, who received the Character Strengths Intervention (CSI), and the control group, who did not receive any treatment. This will help us determine if the intervention had a significant impact on self-esteem, character strengths, and mental health outcomes for adolescents with physical disabilities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-23
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-15
• Study Completion: 2023-12-15
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 94

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents with physical disability
2. Adolescents with physical disability in the age range 11-18
3. Rural and urban residences
4. Urdu, Englishspeaking
5. Rawalpindi and Islamabad special education schools

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents under age 11 and above 18

2. Adolescents whose parents, teachers, or themselves would not be agreed and signed informed consent to participate in the study would be excluded

3. Adolescents with physical disability such as:

   • Sensory disability (mute and Fully/partial-visual impairment) impairment
   • Hearing impairment
   • Deaf-blindness
   • And intellectual and cognitive impairment

4. Adolescents with severe psychiatric and major medical issues -

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Waitlist Control Group	Character Strengths Intervention	Who would receive the intervention after the study completion.
Intervention Group	Character Strengths Intervention	Who receives intervention. Character strengths intervention will be administered in 5 sessions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Character strengths	1 month	98 items scale "The Values in Action (VIA) Youth Survey" is used.
Self-esteem	1 month	10-item scale "Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale" used to measure.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Life Satisfaction	1 month	5 items scale "Satisfaction with Life Scale" is used.
Psychological wellbeing	1 month	14 Items scale "the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)" is used to measure psychological wellbeing.
Resilience	1 month	10 items "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10)" is used.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Al-Ghazali Special Education School; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Directorate General of Specials Education; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Captial, Pakistan

Army Public Special Education Centre; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan