The Effect of Structured Therapeutic Play Program on Aggression, Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience in Preschool Children

NCT07886528 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023-169
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to reduce the aggression levels of preschool children and to improve their social emotional well-being and psychological resilience through a structured therapeutic play program. The study was conducted as a randomised experimental research with pretest-posttest control group. The total sample consisted of 68 children, 34 in the intervention group and 34 in the control group. Data were collected with an information form, the Aggression Orientation Scale for Children and the Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children. The intervention group participated in seven structured therapeutic play program group sessions.

Conditions

Psychological Resilience

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Aggression Tendency Scale for 36-72-Month-Old Children Total Score

  Aggressive behavior was assessed using the parent-rated Aggression Tendency Scale for 36-72-Month-Old Children, developed by Kaynak et al. (2016). The scale contains 27 items rated on a 7-point Likert scale and assesses physical aggression toward others, relational aggression toward others, aggression toward self, and aggression toward objects. The total score is calculated by summing the item scores. Higher scores indicate greater aggression. The outcome is the change in the total score from baseline to follow-up.

  Baseline (before intervention) and follow-up (one month after completion of the 7-week intervention; approximately Week 11)

• Change in Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children (PERIK) Total Score

  Social-emotional well-being and psychological resilience were assessed using the teacher-rated Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children (PERIK), adapted into Turkish by Ozbey (2019). The scale consists of 36 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale and includes six subscales. The total score is calculated by summing the item scores. The outcome is the change in the PERIK total score from baseline to follow-up.

  Baseline (before intervention) and follow-up (one month after completion of the 7-week intervention; approximately Week 11)

Study Arms (2)

Structured Play Activity in Preschool Children

EXPERIMENTAL

The average time to complete the questionnaires was 20-25 minutes. In the pre-test, the parents of the children completed the Personal Information Form and the Aggression Orientation Scale for Children Aged 36-72 Months, while the teachers completed the Social-Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children. Since the children involved in the study were from three different classrooms, the scales were administered by three different teachers. The post-test data for the intervention and control groups were collected by the researcher in a suitable classroom at the preschool one month after the completion of the program. In the post-test, the parents of the children completed the Aggression Orientation Scale for Children Aged 36-72 Months, while the teachers completed the Social-Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children.

Behavioral: Structured Play Activity in Preschool Children

no intervention

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention

Interventions

Structured Play Activity in Preschool Children BEHAVIORAL

2.1.Study Design: The study is a randomised experimental quantitative study with a pre-test-post-test control group. 2.2.Participants and settings This study was conducted in a kindergarten selected by lottery among the kindergartens in a province in the east of Turkey. The study population consisted of a total of 202 children enrolled in the kindergarten. The sample size was calculated in G\*Power 3.1.9.2 analysis program (Faul et al., 2007). Since there were no studies on these variables on the subject, taking into account the effect size of 0.80 in Cohen's effect size classification (Keskin 2020), the sample of the study was determined as a total of 68 children, 34 intervention group and 34 control group, with 90% power and 5% margin of error. 2.3.Randomization In order to reduce selection bias and control variables that may have an effect on the outcome variables, the experimental and control groups were assigned by a statistician other than the researchers by simple randomisation

Structured Play Activity in Preschool Children

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Being in the 4-6 age group.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of chronic illness or communication problems in the child or parent
• Failure to attend at least two sessions of the structured therapeutic play program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cumhuriyet University: lead

Study Sites (1)

İsmail Isık Kindergarten

Sıvas, Sivas, 58250, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Özbey, S. (2019). Validity and Reliability Study of Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children (PERIK). OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, 10(17), 756-786. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.518062

  BACKGROUND

• Kaynak, K. B., Kan, A., & Kurtulmuş, Z. (2016). Development of Aggression Tendency Scale for 36-72 Months-Old Children. Turkish Studies, 11(3), 1457-1474. https://doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.9385

  BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Proof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2026
• First Posted: October 21, 2026
• Study Start: October 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2024
• Study Completion: May 30, 2024
• Last Updated: October 21, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP

Locations

TU (1)