The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Art and philosophy intervention (APBI), Art based intervention (ABI).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress, Tolerance to Distress, Hope. Basic parameters: 5 years — 12 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United Kingdom
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety: A Pilot Study
Overview
Objective: To examine the impact of climate change on children's mental health by comparing the effectiveness of an arts only intervention (ABI) and an arts and philosophy-based intervention (APBI) on children's eco-anxiety, tolerance to distress and hope for the future in school settings. The investigators hypothesized that the children assigned to the combined arts and philosophy intervention would show reductions in self-reported eco-anxiety, as well as increases in tolerance to distress and hope for the future in the context of climate change, when compared to children assigned to the arts-only intervention. Setting: This study is conducted in public primary schools from England. Participants: Participants are students in grades 3 to 6. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome is self-reported eco-anxiety scores. Secondary outcomes are self-reported tolerance to distress, hope for the future and mental health (depression and anxiety symptoms).
Interventions
- Other Art and philosophy intervention (APBI)
8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involves an art activity with a corresponding philosophical discussion. - Other Art based intervention (ABI)
A 8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involve a creative arts activity.
Primary outcome measures
- Eco-anxiety [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Tolerance to distress [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks]
- Hope [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks]
- Mental health [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- being an elementary school student
Exclusion criteria
- not being an elementary school student
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United Kingdom · 1 center
- Reach2 Academy, NorthStar Academy — Henhurst Ridge
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06937021 · 102683