Effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention in reducing stigma stress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial
Project Title(Chinese) :
靜觀訓練對減輕自閉症孩子家長的污名壓力之成效：一項隨機對照試驗
Principal Investigator(English) :
Prof Chan, Ka Shing Kevin
Principal Investigator(Chinese) :
陳家承
Department :
Department of Psychology
Institution :
The Education University of Hong Kong
E-mail Address :
kkschan@eduhk.hk
Tel :
2948 8747
Co - Investigator(s) :
Dr Chan, Ho Wan Sunny
Dr Law, Wilbert
Prof Lin, Jingxia
Panel :
Humanities, Social Sciences
Subject Area :
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Exercise Year :
2021 / 22
Fund Approved :
802,943
Project Status :
Completed
Completion Date :
30-6-2024
Project Objectives :
To develop a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for reducing stigma stress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
To examine the effectiveness of the MBI in reducing stigma stress (primary outcome) as well as depressive symptoms, sympathovagal imbalance, parental harshness, marital conflict, and child internalizing and externalizing problems (secondary outcomes)
To examine whether the primary outcome mediates the effects of the MBI on the secondary outcomes
Abstract as per original application (English/Chinese):
