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

January 30, 2024 updated by: Asma Rashid, Fatima Jinnah Women University

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

94

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Captial
      • Islamabad, Captial, Pakistan
        • Directorate General of Specials Education
    • Punjab
      • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46000
        • Al-Ghazali Special Education School
      • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46000
        • Army Public Special Education Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Who receives intervention. Character strengths intervention will be administered in 5 sessions.
Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention
Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Cultivate your inner self + Loving-Kindness Meditation Session 4. Gratitude Letter + Three Good things Session 5. Conclusion Each session will consist of 1-hour, which will be delivered once a week for 5 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week.
Other Names:
  • Positive Psychology Interventions
Active Comparator: Waitlist Control Group
Who would receive the intervention after the study completion.
Behavioral: Character Strengths Intervention
Session 1. Getting Started: Introducing and Exploring Character Strengths Session 2. Boost a Lower Strength Session 3. Cultivate your inner self + Loving-Kindness Meditation Session 4. Gratitude Letter + Three Good things Session 5. Conclusion Each session will consist of 1-hour, which will be delivered once a week for 5 weeks. Moreover, participants will be given homework which they will practice the rest of the week.
Other Names:
  • Positive Psychology Interventions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fatima Jinnah Women University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 23, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 1, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FJWU/EC/2023/61 (Other Identifier: FJWU)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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