The Impact of Coping Strategies on Interoception and Psychological Resilience in Response to Stress

NCT06101953 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: HU23INSPIREE-68552689-000-00003048522
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to explore the impact of a 12-week online knowledge-sharing program focusing on stress management, psychological resilience, and interoception in university students who face various stressors. The primary questions it aims to answer are:

• How does participating in the online program influence students' understanding and management of stress?
• Can engaging in this program enhance students' resilience in the face of academic and life challenges?
• Does the program improve students' interoception skills, helping them recognize and manage internal bodily sensations and emotions more effectively? Participants will be asked to:
• Attend weekly sessions covering topics such as stress, its sources, stages, diseases related to stress, coping methods, psychological resilience, and interoception.
• Engage in discussions, self-reflection, and practical exercises.
• Share their experiences and insights.
• Complete assessments to measure their perceived stress level, resilience, and interoceptive awareness. Researchers will compare the group that participates in the program with a control group to determine if the program significantly improves stress management, enhances psychological resilience, and bolsters interoception skills among university students.

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

stress; resilience; interoception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived Stress Level

  The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), a self-report questionnaire, is used to measure participants' perceived stress in various life situations. It consists of 14 items that assess the extent to which specific situations in an individual's life are perceived as stressful. Participants evaluate each item on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from "Never (0)" to "Very Often (4)."

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Interoceptive Sensory Questionnaire

  12 weeks

• Brief Resilience Scale

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Stress management

Interventions

Stress management BEHAVIORAL

It spanned 12 weeks, with three hours per week (comprising two hours of theoretical content and one hour of practical application) and employed diverse teaching methods, including lectures, interactive learning, research, fieldwork, hands-on practice, and question-answer sessions. The primary objective of this course was to enhance students' awareness of stress by helping them identify its sources, symptoms, and effects. Also interception and resilience. Furthermore, it aimed to teach students how to assess stress and apply stress-management techniques effectively in their daily lives.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be over 18 years of age.
• Participants must speak and understand the Turkish language fluently.
• Participants must be enrolled in the Stress Coping Methods course at Hacettepe University.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with any psychiatric diagnosis were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Onur Altuntas

  Hacettepe University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Occupational therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2023
• First Posted: October 26, 2023
• Study Start: February 27, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 4, 2023
• Study Completion: June 11, 2023
• Last Updated: October 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)