The Effect of Student-Midwife Support Circle Intervention on Burnout, Resilience, and Professional Belonging Levels of Midwifery Students

NCT07583199 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: betuluzun03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Midwifery students are exposed to multifaceted stressors such as traumatic and unsupportive clinical experiences and psychosocial burdens; this can negatively impact emotional well-being, leading to secondary traumatic stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and decreased sense of belonging. In this context, there is a growing need for structured and supportive interventions aimed at strengthening students' self-efficacy, resilience, and perceptions of social support. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the Student Midwife Support Circle Intervention on midwifery students' levels of burnout, resilience, and professional belonging.

Conditions

Burnout; Resilience; Professional Identification

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Burnout Level in Midwifery Students

  Copenhagen Burnout Scale: The Copenhagen Burnout Scale (CBS) was developed by Kristensen et al. in 2005. Its Turkish adaptation and validity reliability were established by Bakoğlu Deliorman et al. in 2009. The Copenhagen Burnout Scale uses a 5-point Likert scale with values ranging from "Always/Very high" (100) to "Never, Almost never/Very low" (0), with a scale score of 25 points. The scale score is calculated by dividing the sum of the item values by the number of items, i.e., using the simple classical mean.

  Baseline and 14 weeks after intervention

• Belonging Level in Midwifery Students

  Midwifery Belonging Scale: The Midwifery Belonging Scale (MBS) was developed by Başkaya in 2018. It consists of 4 dimensions and 22 items in total. Developed to assess midwifery belonging, each item in the scale is scored from 1 to 5 on a 5-point Likert scale, and the scores vary according to the answers given. The score obtained from the scale is calculated by summing the items in the scale. The lowest possible score is 22, and the highest is 110. A high score indicates a high sense of belonging to the midwifery profession, while a low score indicates a low sense of belonging.

  Baseline and 14 weeks after intervention

• Psychological Resilience Level in Midwifery Students

  The Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults: Consisting of 33 items, the Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults was developed by Friborg et al. (2003) and includes dimensions of self-perception, future perception, structural style, social competence, family adjustment, and social resources.

  Baseline and 14 weeks after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive any intervention during the study period; routine training processes will continue.

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Students in the experimental group will participate in structured sessions in small groups of 10-12 people. Sessions will be held every two weeks, and the procedures will take place in the midwifery laboratory of the Midwifery Department at Amasya University Faculty of Health Sciences. Interactive and participant-focused methods will be used throughout the intervention process, in accordance with the defined content.

Other: Student Midwife Support Circle

Interventions

Student Midwife Support Circle OTHER

Student Midwife Support Circle (SMSCs), unlike other reflective or informational group practices, offer a supportive, nurturing, and student-centered space where students from all grade levels come together in a circle to participate in a semi-structured yet flexible session facilitated by a recognized parent academic. These voluntary, extracurricular, two-hour sessions are held on campus in a safe and comfortable environment with cushioned seating and dim lighting. Sessions are offered regularly, varying in frequency from bi-weekly to bi-monthly, based on student needs and feedback.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who agree to participate voluntarily in the study
• Individuals studying in the field of midwifery

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who do not agree to participate voluntarily in the study,
• Individuals who have previously received Student Midwife Support Circle Intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amasya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amasya University

Amasya, Center, 05000, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Social Identification

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Social Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Betül UZUN ÖZER

CONTACT

05396702942; betul123uzun@gmail.com

Özlem ARI

CONTACT

05076402512; slymnkyr.25@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2026
• First Posted: May 13, 2026
• Study Start: April 6, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

TU (1)