Effects of a Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Women

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Abused Women

Treatments: Behavioral: Stress Management Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07258992

76988455-050.04-175123

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured stress management intervention in promoting healthier coping mechanisms and reducing perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. The main questions it aims to answer are:

H1: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared to the control group.

H2: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant improvement in coping style levels compared to the control group.

Researchers will compare a structured stress management program to usual conditions to see if it promotes healthier coping mechanisms and reduces perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women.

Participants will:

Receive a 6-week Online Stress Management Program Attend six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being female
• over 18 years of age
• scoring above the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
• being a student at the university where the study was conducted
• having internet access
• not having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation

Exclusion criteria

• being male
• not over 18 years of age
• scoring lower the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
• having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group received a six-week Online Stress Management Program delivered via Zoom, consisting of weekly sessions lasting 40-50 minutes each.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stress Management Program

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was applied to 26 participants