NCT07202182

Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program on Stress, Coping, and Emotional Intelligence

The Effect of a Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program on Stress, Coping, and Emotional Intelligence Levels in Nursing Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study was designed with a parallel-group randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effects of a creative drama-based stress management program on the stress, coping, and emotional intelligence levels of nursing students. Nursing students in the experimental group will receive a creative drama-based stress management program for a total of six sessions over three weeks. Students in the active control group will receive three weeks of theoretical training. Students will receive a posttest at the end of the intervention program and a follow-up one month after the intervention. H0-1: There is no difference between the creative drama and control groups regarding perceived stress level. H0-2: There is no difference between the creative drama and control groups regarding biopsychosocial response level. H0-3: There is no difference between the creative drama and control groups regarding stress-coping behaviors. H0-4: There is no difference between the creative drama and control groups regarding emotional intelligence level.

Detailed description

Nursing students will be assigned to the experimental and control groups using a stratified, simple randomization method within the strata. Gender was taken into account to ensure homogeneity between groups. Students will be divided into two strata based on gender (male and female). To prevent selection bias, data will be collected by an independent expert, and students will be assigned to the experimental and control groups using a randomization method. Participant numbers will be assigned to students when the preliminary assessment data is transferred to the computer. Student group assignment will be conducted by a biostatistician independent of the study. To prevent reporting bias, the study data will be analyzed by a biostatistician. Because the interventions will be administered by the researcher, there will be no blinding of the investigator. Participant blinding will be achieved by administering the educational experimental to the control group.

Conditions

• Emotional Intelligence
• Creative Drama
• Coping
• Nursing
• Undergraduate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program	A creative drama-based stress management program is an intervention that aims to reduce nursing students' stress levels and increase their coping and emotional intelligence skills.
BEHAVIORAL	Training	In the study, the control group will receive health education training for three weeks. This method aims to prevent any loss of motivation that might result from the control group not receiving any training. It also helps determine whether the effects observed in the experimental group are due solely to the creative drama-based stress management program or to the overall training process.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-29
• Primary completion: 2025-10-17
• Completion: 2025-11-17
• First posted: 2025-10-01
• Last updated: 2026-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)