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

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).

NCT Number	NCT06937021
Lead Sponsor	Bishop's University Collaborators: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conditions	Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress, Tolerance to Distress, Hope, Mental Health
Enrollment	1,000 participants
Start Date	2023-02-03
Primary Completion	2026-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-04-20