NCT05673863

Resilience in Girls Victims of Sexual Abuse

The Efficacy of the Psychological Resilience Program for the Adolescent Girls Who Are Victims of Sexual Abuse

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sakarya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 11 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

Sexual abuse, which is a universal problem, affects the functioning of many institutions of society and can lead to lifelong physical, mental and social problems and health problems for children.The process of coping and adapting to stressful challenges such as sexual abuse is explained by psychological resilience. Social support provided by parents, peers and professionals from the onset of sexual abuse contributes positively to children's lives and facilitates adaptation.Group therapies to be applied to abuse victims can increase perceived social support by reducing negative effects such as shame and stigmatization.

Conditions

• Child Sexual Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Psychological Resilience Program	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-07-15
• Completion: 2022-06-30
• First posted: 2023-01-06
• Last updated: 2023-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)