(CSI): Efficacy of Character Strengths Intervention in Enhancing Character Strengths and Self-esteem Among Adolescents

Sponsor

Fatima Jinnah Women University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06080685

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Locations

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

1.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Mental Health Issue Mutism Orthopedic Disorder	Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

30 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Screening

Official Title:

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

Actual Study Start Date :

Apr 2, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group Who receives intervention. Character strengths intervention will be administered in 4 sessions.	Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Gratitude Letter + Fresh Look Meditation Session 4. Open Your Character Strength Doors Each session will consist of 30-40 minutes, which will be delivered once a week for 4 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week. Other Names: Positive Psychology Interventions
Active Comparator: Control Group Who would not receives intervention.	Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Gratitude Letter + Fresh Look Meditation Session 4. Open Your Character Strength Doors Each session will consist of 30-40 minutes, which will be delivered once a week for 4 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week. Other Names: Positive Psychology Interventions

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention Group

Who receives intervention. Character strengths intervention will be administered in 4 sessions.

Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention

Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Gratitude Letter + Fresh Look Meditation Session 4. Open Your Character Strength Doors Each session will consist of 30-40 minutes, which will be delivered once a week for 4 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week.

Other Names:

Positive Psychology Interventions

Active Comparator: Control Group

Who would not receives intervention.

Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention

Other Names:

Positive Psychology Interventions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

12 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Adolescents with physical disability including:

Orthopaedic impairment
Sensory disability (mute and partial-visual impairment)

Adolescents with physical disability in the age range 12-18
Rural and urban residences
Urdu, English, and Punjabi-speaking
Rawalpindi and Islamabad special education schools

Exclusion Criteria:

Adolescents under age 12 and above 18
Adolescents whose parents, teachers, or themselves would not be agreed and signed informed consent to participate in the study would be excluded
Adolescents with physical disability such as:

Fully-visual impairment
Hearing impairment
Deaf-blindness
And intellectual and cognitive impairment

Adolescents with severe psychiatric and major medical issues -

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Directorate General of Specials Education	Islamabad	Captial	Pakistan
2	Army Public Special Education Centre	Rawalpindi	Punjab	Pakistan	46000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Fatima Jinnah Women University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Asma Rashid, Principal Investigator, Fatima Jinnah Women University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT06080685

Other Study ID Numbers:

FJWU/EC/2023/61
FJWU/EC/2023/61

First Posted:

Oct 12, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Oct 12, 2023

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2023

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Asma Rashid, Principal Investigator, Fatima Jinnah Women University

Adolescents with physical disability

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 12, 2023