Psychoeducational Simulation Game for Adults in Stepfamilies

NCT05281913 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FPCEUP/RH4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Internet-Based Intervention; Remarriage

Keywords

remarriage; stepfamily; step-parenting; psychoeducation; web-based interventions; clinic interventions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in marital adjustment

  This measure is a self-rating questionnaire to assesses the quality of the dyadic relationship with three subscales: Consensus, Satisfaction and Cohesion.

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

• Change in marital social skills

  This measure is a 32-item self-report measure that evaluates the frequency with which people present certain social skills in the context of their marital relationship.

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Step-parenting Attitudes and Beliefs

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

• Change in Co-parenting Attitudes and Beliefs

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

• Change in remarriage Beliefs

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

• Change in stepfamily functioning

  T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

Other Outcomes (2)

• Change in participants knowledge

  T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later

• Participants' Satisfaction with Intervention

  T1 - immediately after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Other: Psychoeducational Game

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

Interventions

Psychoeducational Game OTHER

Psychoeducational Game

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade do Porto: lead
• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences

Porto, 4200-193, Portugal

Location

Study Officials

• Carina Santos, MSc

  Universidade do Porto

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2022
• First Posted: March 16, 2022
• Study Start: February 4, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 4, 2023
• Study Completion: April 4, 2023
• Last Updated: July 30, 2024

Record last verified: 2022-11

Locations

PT (1)