A randomised controlled feasibility trial of guided parent-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for children's perfectionism
About this study
You are invited to participate in an evaluation of a guided parent delivered cognitive behaviour therapy to children aged 7 to 12 who experience perfectionism that causes them stress. This Participant Information Sheet tells you about the research project and explains what is involved in taking part. Please read the information carefully and ask questions about anything that you don’t understand or want to know more about.
Research TeamProfessor Tracey Wade, Professor Roz Shafran, Assoc Professor Sarah Egan
InstitutionFlinders University
Ethics Approval NumberThe Human Research Ethics Committee Flinders University (HREC 5816)* Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee (HRE2023-0652)
Project Start Date1 May 2024
Project End Date30 November 2024
ParticipantsAre you the parent/carer of a child aged 7 to 12 who:
•Feels bad about themselves if they do not do very well at things (e.g., school, hobbies).
•Continually sets goals for themselves that seem difficult to reach.
•Tends to procrastinate, or put things off, even though they feel bad about it later.
•Spends a lot of time thinking about their mistakes or any errors in what they do.
•Feels bad about themselves if they do not do very well at things (e.g., school, hobbies).
•Continually sets goals for themselves that seem difficult to reach.
•Tends to procrastinate, or put things off, even though they feel bad about it later.
•Spends a lot of time thinking about their mistakes or any errors in what they do.
What is InvolvedWe will ask you and your child to complete a short online questionnaire (about 30 minutes). We will ask you to report on your own perfectionism (e.g., have you felt a failure as a person because you have not succeeded in meeting your goals?) as well as your child’s body image (e.g., my child gets uptight or nervous about their body shape) and disordered eating (my child restricts or diets in order to control their weight). We will ask your child to report on their perfectionism (e.g., I have high standards for performance at work or at school), stress (e.g., how often do you feel worried about your grades or school?), any depressive symptoms (e.g., I felt down and unhappy), satisfaction with school and academic confidence (e.g., How well do you succeed in finishing all your homework every day).
Once the assessment is completed, parents will be randomly assigned to either receive the intervention straight away or in 18-weeks. When you receive the intervention, you will first be emailed a pdf workbook and allocated a postgraduate clinical psychology student as a session guide, who will email you to organise a schedule for 6 x online sessions (up to 4 hours total contact in total). Each session will involve collaboratively setting an agenda for the session based on your experience with the preceding week’s homework (an exercise with your child designed to consolidate and practice the skills learnt during the session), current issues, and new material for the coming week.
Whether you receive the intervention immediately or not, you and your child will be asked to complete weekly measures of perfectionism on four occasions (about 10 minutes) after the initial assessment, and then asked to complete the full assessment again 6- and 18-weeks after the initial assessment.
Once the assessment is completed, parents will be randomly assigned to either receive the intervention straight away or in 18-weeks. When you receive the intervention, you will first be emailed a pdf workbook and allocated a postgraduate clinical psychology student as a session guide, who will email you to organise a schedule for 6 x online sessions (up to 4 hours total contact in total). Each session will involve collaboratively setting an agenda for the session based on your experience with the preceding week’s homework (an exercise with your child designed to consolidate and practice the skills learnt during the session), current issues, and new material for the coming week.
Whether you receive the intervention immediately or not, you and your child will be asked to complete weekly measures of perfectionism on four occasions (about 10 minutes) after the initial assessment, and then asked to complete the full assessment again 6- and 18-weeks after the initial assessment.
LocationOnline
Contact Details
tracey.wade@flinders.edu.au