Adaptation of the ProAct Game for Improving Mindfulness, Self-Regulation, Coping Skills, and Reducing Math Anxiety among Middle School Students

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsThai Clinical Trials Registry
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Experimental Behavioral,Active Comparator Other Participants in this arm will take part in the ProMind intervention, an adapted cooperative educational board game based on the ProAct game. The intervention is designed to improve mindfulness, self regulation, and coping skills and to reduce math anxiety among middle school students. Game sessions will be conducted in school settings in small groups under researcher supervision. The activities will include mindfulness tasks, emotional awareness exercises, cooperative problem solving, and coping strategy practices. Participants will continue with pre test and post test assessments, and follow up assessment may also be conducted.,Participants in this arm will continue their regular school activities and will not receive the ProMind game based intervention during the study period. They will complete the same assessment procedures as the intervention group at baseline and post test, and follow up assessment may also be conducted. This arm will serve as the comparison group for evaluating the effectiveness of the ProMind intervention. ProMind Game Based Mindfulness Intervention,Control Group Usual School Activities CONDITION: Math anxiety Academic stress in adolescents Self regulation difficulties Low mindfulness Parental academic pressure ; Mindfulness; Self regulation; Math anxiety; Adolescents; Educational games; Game based intervention; Coping strategies; Academic pressure; School based intervention; Mental wellbeing Mindfulness; Self regulation; Math anxiety; Adolescents; Educational games; Game based intervention; Coping strategies; Academic pressure; School based intervention; Mental wellbeing PRIMARY OUTCOME: Math anxiety Baseline and immediately after the intervention Mathematics Anxiety Scale SECONDARY OUTCOME: Mindfulness Baseline and immediately after the intervention Mindful Attention Awareness Scale Adolescent Version,Self regulation Baseline and immediately after the intervention Self Regulation Scale,Coping skills Baseline and immediately after the intervention Adolescent Coping Scale,Perceived parental academic pressure Baseline Perceived Parental Academic Pressure Scale,Academic attitudes Baseline and immediately after the intervention Student self report academic attitude questionnaire INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1.Students aged 11 to 14 years who are enrolled in public or private middle schools. 2.Ability to understand study procedures and participate in group based game sessions. 3.Written informed consent obtained from parents or legal guardians. 4.Student assent to participate in the study. 5.Regular school attendance during the study period.
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First added on: Jul 21, 2026