NCT07253636

Social and Emotional Development Support Program for Adolescents: Effects on Belonging, Meaning in Life, Authenticity, Well-Being, and Resilience

An Examination of the Effects of the Social and Emotional Development Support Program on Adolescents' Sense of Belonging, Meaning in Life, Emotional Authenticity, Well-Being, and Psychological Resilience

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program on adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The study will be conducted with 9th-grade students studying in Defne district of Hatay, Türkiye, one of the regions affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023. A pre-test/post-test control group experimental design will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

Detailed description

This study aims to examine the effects of the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, which will be implemented with ninth-grade students studying in the Defne district of Hatay, on adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The research will be carried out with adolescents living in Defne, one of the districts of Hatay most affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake that occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The study is designed as a pre-test/post-test control group experimental design. Participants will be randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group will receive the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, whereas no intervention will be provided to the control group during the study period. Data will be collected using a demographic information form and standardized instruments assessing adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The findings are expected to contribute to the social and emotional development of adolescents affected by the earthquake and to enrich the existing body of literature.

Conditions

• Adolescent Social and Emotional Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program	A structured program designed to promote adolescents' social and emotional development. The program includes interactive sessions aimed at enhancing belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. It will be implemented in a school setting through group-based activities and reflective discussions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-08
• Primary completion: 2026-01-30
• Completion: 2026-03-26
• First posted: 2025-11-28
• Last updated: 2026-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)