Psychoeducational Simulation Game for Adults in Stepfamilies (GSteps)

Universidade do Porto

Status: Completed

Conditions: Remarriage; Internet-Based Intervention

Treatments: Other: Psychoeducational Game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05281913

FPCEUP/RH4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recent evidence has shown that intervention programs for remarried people are scarce.

Furthermore, from what is known, no specific intervention models (traditional or web-based) has yet been developed for remarried Portuguese population. This study evaluates the efficacy of a web-based Psychoeducational Simulation Game on marital adjustment on marital social skills, on remarriage beliefs, on parenting attitudes, and on the stepfamily functioning.

Full description

This study will compare the efficacy of a Simulation Game Intervention versus control (no game) in remarried people that have (step)children. The participants will be randomized to the two groups. The Simulation Game contains three different modules to play: Module 1 - Conjugality (emotional divorce, financial issues, positive communication skills, conflict and stress management strategies, social support); Module 2 - Step-parenting (positive stepparent-stepchild relationships, development of relationships within stepfamily, step-parenting roles negotiation, stepfamily' unrealistic beliefs and develop share meaning); Module 3 - Co-parenting (positive co-parenting strategies and loyalty binds).

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Live in a Stepfamily
• Relationship length minimum of six months

Exclusion criteria

• Not having (step)children
• Not cohabiting with the spouse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

A web-based Simulation Game concerning marital positive skills in remarriage, positive co-parenting strategies and positive stepparent-stepchild relationship skills.

Treatment:

Other: Psychoeducational Game

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention