The study aims to 1) improve the emotional regulation strategies of children in difficulty in Shenzhen, and 2) develop and publish a set of evidence-based intervention manuals for professional use. Based on the intervention manual design of the researchers' previous study conducted in Hong Kong, the current research revised the intervention manual to adapt to the context of mainland China. This study adopts a randomized wait-list control trial design. The researchers aim to recruit 200 children in difficulty aged 8 to 14 as participants and randomly assign them to an experimental and a wait-list control group with a ratio of 3:2. Each participant will attend four sessions of intervention and one booster session, and each session requires around 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. The participants will complete assessments before the first session of the intervention (T1), immediately after the fourth session of the intervention (T2), and one month after the completion of the intervention (T3). A qualitative assessment will also be conducted after the booster session.
Age range
8 Years – 14 Years
Sex
ALL
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10-item Emotional Management Strategy Questionnaire
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
10-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Subjective Happiness Scale
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10-Item
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Child-Parent Relationship Scale
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8
Family Harmony Scale
Timeframe: Baseline, week 4, week 8