The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety

NCT ID: NCT06937021

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-03

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Objective: To examine the impact of climate change on children's mental health by comparing the effectiveness of an arts only intervention (ABI) and an arts and philosophy-based intervention (APBI) on children's eco-anxiety, tolerance to distress and hope for the future in school settings. The investigators hypothesized that the children assigned to the combined arts and philosophy intervention would show reductions in self-reported eco-anxiety, as well as increases in tolerance to distress and hope for the future in the context of climate change, when compared to children assigned to the arts-only intervention.

Setting: This study is conducted in public primary schools from England. Participants: Participants are students in grades 3 to 6. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome is self-reported eco-anxiety scores. Secondary outcomes are self-reported tolerance to distress, hope for the future and mental health (depression and anxiety symptoms).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Eco-anxiety Psychological Distress Tolerance to Distress Hope Mental Health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Art-based intervention (ABI)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Art based intervention (ABI)

Intervention Type OTHER

A 8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involve a creative arts activity.

Arts and philosophy intervention (APBI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Art and philosophy intervention (APBI)

Intervention Type OTHER

8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involves an art activity with a corresponding philosophical discussion.

Interventions

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Art and philosophy intervention (APBI)

8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involves an art activity with a corresponding philosophical discussion.

Intervention Type OTHER

Art based intervention (ABI)

A 8 session intervention delivered during school time. Each session involve a creative arts activity.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being an elementary school student

Exclusion Criteria

* not being an elementary school student
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bishop's University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise

Associate professor, psychologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bishop's University

Locations

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Reach2 Academy, NorthStar Academy

Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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102683

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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