Resilience in Girls Victims of Sexual Abuse

NCT05673863 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SU-OKSAL-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

İn this study, it was aimed to examine the effectiveness of the psychological resilience program for adolescent girls after sexual abuse.This study is a randomized controlled trial.

Conditions

Child Sexual Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• For children Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (RASP)

  The increase in the score obtained from the scale is associated with an increase in resilience. The aim is to define four sub-factors related to psychological resilience: (1) relationships and values, (2) insight and creativity, (3) independence and entrepreneurship, and (4) humor. The scale consists of 34 items on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4)

  6 months

• For children Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Adolescent Form:

  It consists of 24 items and is a 7-point Likert scale ranging from (7) Strongly agree to (1) Strongly disagree. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 24, and the highest score is 168. A high score indicates a high level of self-recovery power.

  6 months

• For children Resilience Scale(RS)

  It consists of 24 items and is a 7-point Likert scale ranging from (7) Strongly agree to (1) Strongly disagree. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 24, and the highest score is 168. A high score indicates a high level of self-recovery power.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• For parents(Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Parent Form (SDQ)

  6 months

Other Outcomes (2)

• For parents Beck Depression Inventory (BDI):

  6 months

• For parents Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS)

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Psychological resilience training program

EXPERIMENTAL

Children in the intervention group participated in a psychological resilience program organized as a group activity.

Behavioral: Psychological Resilience Program

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Children in the control group did not receive any intervention. There was also no intervention for the family members accompanying the children.

Interventions

Psychological Resilience Program BEHAVIORAL

The psychological resilience program was applied to the children in the intervention group twice a week for a total of 5 weeks. Each session consisted of 90 minutes of structured practice. The application is carried out using narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodrama and analogy techniques, self-assessment and didactic teaching techniques. In addition, participants were engaged in self-regulation exercises and positive imagery activities. Each session includes practices on empathy, stress management, resilience, realistic and unrealistic thinking, optimism and pessimism, autonomy and humor related to resilience.

Psychological resilience training program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 16 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: participants were adolescent girls
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Having applied to a child advocacy center due to sexual abuse
• Being a girl in the 11-18 age group
• The cognitive competence required to maintain the measurement tools and the training process to have
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Being open to communication and cooperation
• No severe psychiatric disorder (such as psychosis, neurosis)
• The child can become literate (to be able to use assessment tools)

You may not qualify if:

• Not wanting to participate in the research
• To continue the group training or to fill in the measurement tools to be applied cognitive and physical dysfunction that would constitute an obstacle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya University

Sakarya, Serdivan, 54100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• GÜLGÜN DURAT, PhD

  Sakarya University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Children who met the criteria of the study and agreed to be included in the study were first divided according to age groups (11-13 years and 14-16 years) by block randomization and the sample group was formed. These individuals were then randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups by double-blinding method.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Model Details: The sample consisted of girls who agreed to participate in the study and one of their family members (mother, father, aunt, etc.).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2022
• First Posted: January 6, 2023
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 15, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: January 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)