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| E-68552689-302.08-00003594733 | Other Identifier | Hacettepe University Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee |
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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program | Experimental | Participants in this group will receive the Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program, which aims to enhance adolescents' sense of belonging, meaning in life, emotional authenticity, well-being, and resilience. The program will be implemented over several structured sessions conducted in a school setting. |
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| No Intervention (Assessment Only Control Group) | No Intervention | Participants in this group will not receive any intervention during the study period. They will complete the same pre- and post-test assessments as the experimental group. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program | Behavioral | 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. |
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| The General Belongingness Scale | Participants' sense of belonging will be assessed using the General Belongingness Scale. The General Belongingness Scale is answered on a four-point Likert scale with the options "(1) Strongly disagree, (2) Somewhat disagree, (3) Mostly agree, (4) Strongly agree." Six items represent the rejection/exclusion dimension, while the remaining six items reflect the acceptance/inclusion dimension. When all 12 items are evaluated together, a total belongingness score is obtained. In this context, higher total scores indicate higher levels of general belongingness among adolescents. | Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks). |
| Meaning in Life Questionnaire | Participants' perceived meaning in life will be assessed using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Higher scores on the Presence of Meaning subscale indicate that individuals perceive their lives as more meaningful and purposeful, whereas higher scores on the Search for Meaning subscale reflect greater efforts to find or develop meaning in life. When calculating the total score by reverse-coding the Search subscale, a higher overall score signifies a stronger sense of meaning in life. | Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks). |
| Emotional Authenticity Scale | Participants' emotional authenticity will be measured using the Emotional Authenticity Scale. The Emotional Authenticity Scale is a 20-item self-report measure assessing the extent to which individuals express their emotions in a genuine, coherent, and self-consistent manner. Items are rated on a 1-5 Likert scale. Five items from the "Acceptance of External Influence" subscale and seven items from the "Emotional Avoidance" subscale are reverse-scored. Higher total scores indicate greater emotional authenticity. | Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks). |
| EPOCH Well-being Scale | Participants' well-being levels will be assessed using the EPOCH Well-Being Measure. The scale consists of five subscales and a total of 20 items. Higher scores on each subscale indicate a greater level of the specific characteristic assessed by that dimension. In addition, the scale provides an overall well-being score. During scoring, mean scores are calculated for each subscale as well as for the total scale. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Defne Public High Schools | Hatay | Defne | 31160 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
The individual participant data will not be shared due to ethical considerations and confidentiality requirements. The dataset includes sensitive information from adolescent participants collected in a school setting, and sharing such data could compromise participant privacy. The data will not be shared with third parties except for scientific purposes within the approved research framework.
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Participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups before baseline measurements. After the groups are determined, pre-test data will be collected from both groups. The Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program will be administered to the experimental group, while the control group will receive no intervention during the study period. Following the completion of the program, post-test data will be collected from both groups to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
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Participants were not informed whether their school was assigned to the intervention or control condition.
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| Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks). |
| Psychological Resilience Attitude and Skills Scale | Participants' resilience levels will be measured using the Resilience Attitude and Skill Scale. It is a 34-item, single-factor measurement tool rated on a four-point Likert scale. There are no reverse-scored items in the scale. Higher scores indicate higher levels of psychological resilience. | Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks). |