Effectiveness of Group-based Positive Psychotherapy and Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Psychological Distress, Coping Strategies, and Well-being Among Incarcerated Individuals. (GB- PPT&PCBT)
Effectiveness of Group-based Positive Psychotherapy and Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Psychological Distress, Coping Strategies, and Well-being Among Incarcerated Individuals
The foremost idea of the proposed research is to highlight the impact of psychological distress and coping strategies on the wellbeing of individuals in incarceration. In Pakistan, there is limited literature available to support the psychological wellbeing of individuals in incarceration. The current research will not only explore the impact of psychological distress and coping strategies on the wellbeing of inmates. In addition, the research will also aim to investigate the effectiveness of group-based interventions, which includes Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) and Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PCBT) in improving psychological distress, coping strategies, and wellbeing of Incarcerated Individuals.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Tipo de estudio
Inscripción (Estimado)
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Sindh
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistán
- Terminado
- Central Prison and Correctional Facility for Women Karachi
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistán
- Activo, no reclutando
- Central Prison and Correctional Facility Karachi
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistán
- Reclutamiento
- District Prison & Correctional Facility Malir Karachi
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Contacto:
- Bilawal Khumbar ASP
- Número de teléfono: 009221-99231418
- Correo electrónico: sindhprisons@gmail.com
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Karachi East, Sindh, Pakistán
- Activo, no reclutando
- Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS)
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Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals with first time offense
- Minimum duration of incarceration: 3 months.
- Must have a score falling in the mild to severe range for depression and/or anxiety and a score below 6.4 on the PERMA profiler.
- Urdu understanding and ability to comprehend measures
Exclusion Criteria:
- not falling in the age criteria
- having a history of repeated crime
- under any pharmacological and psychological treatment.
- Individuals with types of crimes such as murder and rape were not included.
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Único
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Positive Psychotherapy (PPT)
The participants in this experimental group will receive intervention; treatment plan based on a strong foundation of positive psychology for enhancing positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment by building up individuals' inner skill sets, including strengths and achievements, to manage their psychological distress to improve their quality of life. |
The participants in this experimental group will receive intervention; treatment plan based on a strong foundation of positive psychology for enhancing positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment by building up individuals' inner skill sets, including strengths and achievements, to manage their psychological distress to improve their quality of life. The intervention plan is designed to employ 8 PPT exercises, including a positive introduction, three good things, using character strengths in a way, positive cognitive reappraisal, active constructive responding, savouring, gratitude letters and forgiveness letters. |
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Experimental: Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PCBT)
In this experimental group, the participants will receive an intervention plan based on incorporating positive psychology and solution-focused brief therapy (Bannink & Geschwind, 2021) within the model of cognitive behavioral therapy. |
In this experimental group, the participants will receive an intervention plan based on incorporating positive psychology and solution-focused brief therapy (Bannink & Geschwind, 2021) within the model of cognitive behavioral therapy. The 8-week session plan emphasizes on what is better, exploring the existing resources and self-monitoring to improve wellbeing and quality of life.
Otros nombres:
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Otro: Waitlist Control Group
The participants who will be assigned to this group will be on the waitlist during the active research period. Post-test will be collected at the time as the experimental group to compare the results. After the completion of research data, waitlist participants will be offered and invited to enrol for intervention. |
Participants allocated to this group will be considered as on the waitlist during the active data collection period. This group will serve as a comparison group to see the effectiveness of PPT and PCBT. |
¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Psychological Distress
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8th Week
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Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale DASS-21 is a self-report questionnaire designed to examine three negative emotional states. The scale has 21 items, with 7 items for each subdomain. |
Baseline and 8th Week
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PERMA Profiler
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8th Week
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23-item questionnaire for assessing five elements, including positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment), along with negative emotion and health. |
Baseline and 8th Week
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Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8th Week
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Self-report 28-item questionnaire to measure coping with sress |
Baseline and 8th Week
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Character Strengths
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8th week
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72-item Character Strength Survey to assess 24 universal character strengths. |
Baseline and 8th week
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Mahum Azhaar, Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Karachi
Fechas de registro del estudio
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Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última verificación
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- No.IPP/ERC/OM/31315/2025
- No.IPP/ERC/OM/31315/2025 (Otro identificador: Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Karachi, Pakistan)
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
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Descripción del plan IPD
Due to the nature of the research participants and as per the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for research and mental health sessions inside Sindh prison, the researcher has signed to comit full compilance with prison rules and guidelines to ensure confidentiality and data protection.
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