Social and Emotional Development Support Program for Adolescents: Effects on Belonging, Meaning in Life, Authenticity, Well-Being, and Resilience (SEDESP)

Hacettepe University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Adolescent Social and Emotional Development

Treatments: Behavioral: Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07253636

DIDEM-ASLANYUREK-INTERV-2025

E-68552689-302.08-00003594733 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program on adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The study will be conducted with 9th-grade students studying in Defne district of Hatay, Türkiye, one of the regions affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023. A pre-test/post-test control group experimental design will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

Full description

This study aims to examine the effects of the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, which will be implemented with ninth-grade students studying in the Defne district of Hatay, on adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The research will be carried out with adolescents living in Defne, one of the districts of Hatay most affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake that occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The study is designed as a pre-test/post-test control group experimental design. Participants will be randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group will receive the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, whereas no intervention will be provided to the control group during the study period. Data will be collected using a demographic information form and standardized instruments assessing adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The findings are expected to contribute to the social and emotional development of adolescents affected by the earthquake and to enrich the existing body of literature.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents aged between 14 and 15 years
• Ninth-grade students enrolled in public high schools located in the Defne district of Hatay
• Individuals who resided in the Defne district on February 6, 2023
• Students who voluntarily agree to participate and whose parental consent has been obtained
• Students who are able to attend all program sessions regularly

Exclusion criteria

• Students who did not reside in the Defne district on February 6, 2023
• Students with special educational needs or those reported by school counselors or parents to have developmental or psychiatric diagnoses
• Students who are simultaneously participating in another psychosocial intervention program
• Students with cognitive limitations that prevent them from completing the study assessments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, which aims to enhance adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The program will be implemented over several structured sessions conducted in a school setting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program

No Intervention (Assessment Only Control Group)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will not receive any intervention during the study period. They will complete the same pre- and post-test assessments as the experimental group.