#KindGirlsInACTion: A Programme for the Promotion of Mental Health of Female Adolescents (KindGirlsACT)

University of Coimbra

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Eating Behavior; Eating Disorders; Body Image; Psychological; Emotion Regulation; Relations, Interpersonal

Treatments: Behavioral: #KindGirlsInACTion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05149066

#KindGirlsInACTion

Details and patient eligibility

About

The #KindGirlsInACTion project started in 2017 and developed and implemented a psychotherapeutic intervention program in Portuguese female adolescents. This program aimed to improve the overall quality of life and well-being of the participants, and specifically to promote a qualitative improvement in body image and interpersonal relationships, through the promotion of self-compassion, compassion and psychological flexibility. #KindGirlsInACTion is a school-based program, with 9 sessions over 9 weeks. It is essentially practical and interactive, with exercises created specifically for the program, as well as the regular practice of mindfulness.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being a female adolescent;
• being aged between 12 and 18;
• being a part of a classroome with immediate availability to attend the sessions.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a clinical condition that could compromise the completion of self-report questionnaires;
• Having a significant score on screening measures administered pre-intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group was administered a 9-sessions weekly programme in the school context. It completed three assessment moments: pre-intervention, post-intervention and a 3-months after the intervention follow-up.

Treatment:

Behavioral: #KindGirlsInACTion

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group did not receive any intervention. It completed three assessment moments: pre-intervention, post-intervention and a 3-months after the intervention follow-up.