Resilience in Girls Victims of Sexual Abuse
- Conditions
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Psychological Resilience Program
- Registration Number
- NCT05673863
- Lead Sponsor
- Sakarya University
- Brief 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 38
- Having applied to a child advocacy center due to sexual abuse
- Being a girl in the 11-18 age group
- The cognitive competence required to maintain the measurement tools and the training process to have
- Volunteering to participate in the research
- Being open to communication and cooperation
- No severe psychiatric disorder (such as psychosis, neurosis)
- The child can become literate (to be able to use assessment tools)
- Not wanting to participate in the research
- To continue the group training or to fill in the measurement tools to be applied cognitive and physical dysfunction that would constitute an obstacle.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Psychological resilience training program Psychological Resilience Program Children in the intervention group participated in a psychological resilience program organized as a group activity.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method For children Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Adolescent Form: 6 months It consists of 24 items and is a 7-point Likert scale ranging from (7) Strongly agree to (1) Strongly disagree. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 24, and the highest score is 168. A high score indicates a high level of self-recovery power.
For children Resilience Scale(RS) 6 months It consists of 24 items and is a 7-point Likert scale ranging from (7) Strongly agree to (1) Strongly disagree. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 24, and the highest score is 168. A high score indicates a high level of self-recovery power.
For children Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (RASP) 6 months The increase in the score obtained from the scale is associated with an increase in resilience. The aim is to define four sub-factors related to psychological resilience: (1) relationships and values, (2) insight and creativity, (3) independence and entrepreneurship, and (4) humor. The scale consists of 34 items on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method For parents(Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Parent Form (SDQ) 6 months The scale consists of 25 questions and five sub-dimensions, as in the child form. The sub-dimensions, attention deficit and hyperactivity, behavioral problems, emotional problems, and peer problems, show the difficulties experienced separately. The total difficulty score can be calculated by summing these four sub-dimensions. The social behaviors sub-dimension refers to strength.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sakarya University
🇹🇷Sakarya, Serdivan, Turkey