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Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Almost Never) to 5 (Almost Always). The total score ranged from 12 to 60, with higher score indicating higher level of self-compassion.","From enrollment to the end of intervention at 1 month",[14,18,21,24,27,30,33,36],{"measure":15,"description":16,"timeFrame":17},"Sexuality-based stigma","Sexuality-based stigma will be measured by the 10-item Chinese men sex with men (MSM) Stigma Scale. Items are rated on a four-point Likert scale from 1 (never) to 4 (many times). The total score ranges from 10 to 40, with higher score indicating higher level of sexuality-based stigma.","From enrollment to the end of treatment at 1 month",{"measure":19,"description":20,"timeFrame":17},"Internalized stigma","Internalized stigma will be measured with the 5-item revised internalized homophobia scale (IHP-R). Items are measured on a five-point Likert scale between 1 (Strongly Disagree) and 5 (Strongly Agree). The total score ranges from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicate greater internalized stigma.",{"measure":22,"description":23,"timeFrame":17},"anxiety","Anxiety symptoms will be measured using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). The total score ranges from 0 to 21, with higher total scores indicating higher levels of anxiety symptoms",{"measure":25,"description":26,"timeFrame":17},"self-esteem","The 10-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) will be used to measured self-esteem. Items will be rated on a 4-point Liker scale (1 = Strongly agree, 4 = Strongly disagree). The total score ranges from 10 to 40, with higher score indicating higher level of self-esteem.",{"measure":28,"description":29,"timeFrame":17},"body objectification","Self-objectification will be measured using the Chinese version of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (OBCS) - body-surveillance subscale. It consists of eight items rated on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree). The total score ranges from 7 to 56, with a higher score indicating a higher level of body surveillance.",{"measure":31,"description":32,"timeFrame":17},"sexual self-efficacy","The 14-item Condom Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) will be used to measurement participants' sexual self-efficacy. Items will be measured on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (very unsure) to 5 (very sure). The total score ranging from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicated a higher level of condom use efficacy.",{"measure":34,"description":35,"timeFrame":12},"Body shame","Body shame will be measured using the Chinese version of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (OBCS) - body shame subscale (McKinley \\& Hyde, 1996). It consists of six items rated on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree), with a higher score indicating a higher level of body shame.",{"measure":37,"description":38,"timeFrame":12},"Depression","Depression will be measured using the Chinese version of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). The total score ranges from 0 to 27, with higher total scores indicating higher levels of depressive symptoms.",null,{"allocation":41,"interventionModel":42,"interventionModelDescription":43,"primaryPurpose":44,"observationalModel":39,"timePerspective":39,"maskingInfo":45},"RANDOMIZED","PARALLEL","We will include a self-compassion intervention group and a waiting-list control group.","SUPPORTIVE_CARE",{"masking":46,"maskingDescription":39,"whoMasked":47},"SINGLE",[48],"OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR","Gay men experience greater body dissatisfaction, a stronger drive for muscularity, and heightened body image concerns compared to their heterosexual counterparts. These issues contribute to minority stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and engagement in risky sexual behaviors. Using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, we aim to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a brief self-compassion writing intervention on body image, minority stress, and sexual self-efficacy among gay men in Hong Kong.",[51,57],{"label":52,"type":53,"description":54,"interventionNames":55},"Self-compassion interventional group","EXPERIMENTAL","Interventional group will include 2.5 hour training and 3 weeks self-compassion writing exercise",[56],"Behavioral: Brief self-compassion intervention",{"label":58,"type":59,"description":58,"interventionNames":39},"Waiting-list control group","NO_INTERVENTION",[61],{"type":62,"name":63,"description":64,"armGroupLabels":65,"otherNames":39},"BEHAVIORAL","Brief self-compassion intervention","Participants will be randomly allocated to the self-compassion group and the waiting list control group. 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