A Self-compassion Intervention for LGBTQ+ Individuals: a Feasibility Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 17
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Self-compassion
研究概览
简要总结
Gender and sexual minorities often face minority stress, leading to body dissatisfaction and potential psychological issues like anxiety and depression. Self-compassion has been identified as an effective strategy for managing emotions during negative experiences and may serve as a protective factor against minority stress and body image concerns. However, research on self-compassion interventions specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals is limited. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a self-compassion intervention to enhance body image and psychological well-being among LGBTQ+ individuals in Hong Kong.
详细描述
Gender and sexual minorities often experience minority stress, which could lead to negative thoughts and feelings of their bodies. The substantial body dissatisfaction may contribute to psychological issues such as anxiety and depression. Self-compassion has emerged as an adaptive methods for regulating emotions in response to negative experience and perceived personal failures. Research indicates that self-compassion could act as protective factors of sexual minority stress and body image concerns. However, there is currently a lack of studies investigating the effectiveness of the self-compassion based intervention in improving body image and psychological outcomes among LGBTQ+ individuals.
The proposed study aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a self-compassion intervention for body image and psychological well-being among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals in Hong Kong.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 18 years or above;
- •Self-identified as LGBTQ+;
- •Able to speak, read, and write Cantonese or Putonghua;
- •Willing to participate in the study and share their experience of the intervention with the research team;
- •Provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
排除标准
- •Current psychosis or intellectual disability;
- •Current suicidal ideation with intent (score ≥ 4) as measured using the Columbia suicide severity rating scale;
- •Participation in similar studies.
结局指标
主要结局
Self-compassion
时间窗: Through study completion, on average 4 weeks
Self-compassion, will be measured with the Chinese version of the short version of self-compassion. It has 12 items, and each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=almost never, 5= almost always). The total score ranged from 12 to 60, with the higher score indicating a higher level of self-compassion.
Internalized stigma
时间窗: Through study completion, on average 4 weeks
Internalized stigma will be measured by the Chinese version of the 9-item self-stigma scale, which assesses cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of internalized stigma. The nine items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = strongly agree), with a higher score indicating a higher level of internalized stigma. The scale has shown excellent internal consistency in Chinese sexual minorities, with a Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.92 to 0.93.
次要结局
- Body image(Through study completion, an average of 4 weeks)
- Anxiety(Through study completion, an average of 4 weeks)
- Depression(Through study completion, an average of 4 weeks)
- Self-objectification(Through study completion, on average 4 weeks)
- self-esteem(Through study completion, on average 4 weeks)
研究者
Dr Polly MA Haixia
Assistant Professor
Hong Kong Metropolitan University