The Effect of Preparatory Education on Parental Stress and Attitudes in Parents of Children Entering Early Adolescence

NCT06568068 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 131
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. This period, which has a very important place in vital transition periods, emerges as a period in which the child must receive comprehensive information from his/her parents about the transition to adolescence. However, this process, which challenges the child, also negatively affects the establishment of healthy communication with parents. Therefore, parents cannot talk to their children about these issues, which are "not considered appropriate by society", especially in traditional societies, due to the difficulties brought by the lack of individual information during this process. It is thought that all this chaos of the period will cause intense stress in parents and negatively affect parental attitudes. In this context, it is predicted that the transition to adolescence education program (ERGEP) prepared for parents will positively affect parental stress and parental attitudes.

Conditions

Adolescent Development

Keywords

Adolescent; Parents; Stress; Parent Attitude; Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Parental Stress

  Change in Parental Stress Parental Stress Scale (PASS): The scale developed by Özmen and Özmen (2012) examines parents' daily It was designed to measure the stress they experience in their relationships with their children. Consisting of 16 questions in total, the scale used A four-point Likert-type rating (Always = 4, Often = 3, Sometimes = 2, Never = 1). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 16, while the highest score is 64. A high score on the scale indicates parental stress. shows that it is high. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale, Cronbach-Alpha, was reported as .85.

  5 MOUNTH

• Parental Attitude

  Parental Attitude is Positive Parental Attitude Scales (4-12 Years): The scale developed by Ogelman and Özyürek (2020) was developed to determine the child-rearing attitudes of parents with children aged 4-12. Two subscales were obtained from this study. One of these subscales consists of items reflecting desired attitudes, the other consists of items reflecting undesirable attitudes. The Desired Parental Attitude Scale consists of 14 items, and the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale consists of 13 items. The high score obtained from these two scales, which are scored and evaluated separately, is interpreted as the dominant attitude related to that scale. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scales was reported as 0.810 for the Desired Parental Attitude Scale and 0.748 for the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale.

  5 MOUNTH

Study Arms (2)

EDUCATION GROUP

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedures to be implemented in the Intervention Group: The intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once. Educational Topics: 1. Developmental periods (oral, anal,a phallic, latent, genital) 2. Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence 3. Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication 4. Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days.

Behavioral: training

CONTROL GROUP

NO INTERVENTION

Procedures to be applied in the Control Group: In this group, where no intervention was made, the pretest, interim follow-up and posttest were the same as the intervention group. It will be implemented in weeks. It was aimed to present the program to the control group parents at the end of the study.

Interventions

training BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once. 1. Developmental periods (oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital) 2. Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence 3. Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication 4. Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days

Also known as: EDUCATION

EDUCATION GROUP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Not having received such training before
• Being a parent (mother or father) of a 4, 5, 6 and 7th grade student
• Ability to read and write
• Participation is voluntary

You may not qualify if:

• Those who cannot attend the entire training program
• Those who did not complete the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements
• Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Erzurum Technical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ayşe Metin

Erzurum, 25010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Ayşe Metin

  kutuphane@erzurum.edu.tr

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 15, 2024
• First Posted: August 23, 2024
• Study Start: May 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2025
• Study Completion: July 20, 2025
• Last Updated: August 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)