Effects of an SMS-Based Parenting Intervention on Anxiety Symptoms in Preschool Children
Effects of a Mobile Health-Based Ecological Momentary Parenting Intervention on Anxiety Symptoms in Preschool-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Excessive screen use and anxiety symptoms in preschool children have become increasingly prominent public health problems. This randomized controlled trial aims to determine whether, compared with a control group, an ecological momentary parenting intervention delivered via text messages and a WeChat public account can reduce screen use, anxiety symptoms, and social-emotional behavior problems in preschool children.
A total of 356 caregiver-child dyads with children aged 3 to 6 years will be randomly assigned to an intervention group with 178 dyads or a control group with 178 dyads. The intervention group will receive an ecological momentary parenting intervention, including text messages and posts on a WeChat public account, focusing on guidance for emotion recognition, anxiety soothing, establishing regular routines, and reasonable screen use management. The control group will receive only general pediatric health science popularization text messages, which do not include content related to child emotion management, anxiety intervention, or screen use management.
The primary outcome is children's anxiety symptoms, assessed by the Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale. Secondary outcomes include children's screen use assessed by the ScreenQ scale and social-emotional behavior problems assessed by the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale-30 (SCBE-30)
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Conditie
Interventie / Behandeling
Studietype
Inschrijving (Geschat)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
Studiecontact
- Naam: Bilin Zheng
- Telefoonnummer: +8618656665022
- E-mail: 18656665022@163.com
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Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children between 3 and 6 years of age and their primary caregivers;
- The primary caregiver possesses a mobile phone with SMS-receiving capability, and is able to read and comprehend Chinese;
- Provide informed consent to participate in both the intervention and the study assessments.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The child has a diagnosed neurodevelopmental or psychiatric disorder;
- The child is undergoing other forms of intervention or psychological therapy at the time of the study;
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Preventie
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Dubbele
Wapens en interventies
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Experimenteel: Intervention Group
Participants receive ecological momentary parenting intervention via text messages and WeChat public account
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Participants will receive an ecological momentary parenting intervention delivered via parenting text messages and posts on a WeChat public account.
The intervention focuses on emotion recognition, anxiety soothing, establishing regular routines, and reasonable screen use management.
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Actieve vergelijker: Control Group
Participants receive general pediatric health education text messages.
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Participants will receive general pediatric health science popularization text messages that do not include content related to child emotion management, anxiety intervention, or screen use management.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
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Preschool Anxiety Scale
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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The Preschool Anxiety Scale is a 28-item parent-reported measure of anxiety symptoms in preschool-aged children.
Each item is scored from 0 to 4, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 112.
Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms
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Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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ScreenQ Scale
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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The ScreenQ is a 16-item parent-reported measure of screen-based media use in young children.
It assesses screen access, frequency of screen use, screen content, and caregiver-child co-viewing practices.
Item scores are summed to produce a total score ranging from 0 to 26.
Higher scores indicate greater inconsistency with recommended screen-media practices
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Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale-30
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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The Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale-30 (SCBE-30) is a 30-item parent-reported measure of social-emotional competence and behavioral problems in preschool-aged children.
Each item is rated from 1 to 6.
The scale includes three 10-item subscales: Social Competence, Anger-Aggression, and Anxiety-Withdrawal.
Each subscale score ranges from 10 to 60. Higher Social Competence scores indicate better social competence, whereas higher Anger-Aggression and Anxiety-Withdrawal scores indicate more severe behavioral or emotional problems
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Baseline and immediately post-intervention
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Andere studie-ID-nummers
- AHMU-2026-05-25
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