The Effect and Mechanism of Self-compassion on Reducing Materialism

NCT ID: NCT06322069

Last Updated: 2024-03-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

309 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-14

Study Completion Date

2021-03-15

Brief Summary

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The current study provided an initial investigation of the effect of self-compassion on reducing materialism and explored the basic psychological needs and self-esteem as potential mechanisms. Two studies would be conducted. Study 1 explored the relationships among variables with cross-sectional data, to explore the relationship between self-compassion and materialism, and test the mediating role of basic psychological needs and self-esteem. Study 2 developed a new online self-help self-compassion intervention and conducted a randomized control trial (i.e., intervention group and waitlist group) to further explore the casual effect of self-compassion on materialism, with the mediating effect of basic psychological needs and self-esteem.

Detailed Description

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The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) consented to accept randomization, finish the intervention and fill out questionnaires and (2) had no current or previous mental disorder diagnosis.

The Chinese Version of Self-compassion Scale (SCS-C; Chen et al., 2011) was used to measure the self-compassion level of participants. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965) was used to measure self-esteem using 10 items. The Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs Scale (BMPN; Sheldon \& Hilpert, 2012) was used to measure basic psychological needs. The Material Tendencies Scale (MTS; Zhang \& Xiao, 2019) was used to measure materialism.

Conditions

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Self-Compassion Group B

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

In study 2, we conducted a randomized control trial, and there are two groups: self-compassion intervention group and waitlist group.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Self-compassion intervention group

The intervention group was granted access to a 14-day course focused on the theme of self-compassion. Participants within this group were encouraged to engage with one module per day, and completion of the entire course within a 21 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-compassion intervention group

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants would be provided a 14-days online course, and they need to finish the courses within 21 days.

waitlist group

The waitlist group received no course.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Self-compassion intervention group

Participants would be provided a 14-days online course, and they need to finish the courses within 21 days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. consented to accept randomization, finish the intervention and fill out questionnaires and
2. had no current or previous mental disorder diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria

1. did not accept randomization, can not finish the intervention and fill out questionnaires
2. had current or previous mental disorder diagnosis.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

63 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Beijing Normal University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Xianglong Zeng

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Gu X, Wu M, Zeng X, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Dong X, Liu Y, Zheng Y, Zhou J. The Effect and Mechanism of Self-Compassion on Reducing Materialism: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Self-Compassion Intervention. Int J Psychol. 2025 Aug;60(4):e70076. doi: 10.1002/ijop.70076.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40692259 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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202206260077

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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