Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Test Anxiety

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Test Anxiety in Adolescents

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation on test anxiety, study skills and psychological flexibility on adolescents. test anxiety scale, study skills scale and psychological flexibility scale are data collection tools. The pretest-posttest is a randomized controlled trial. Experimental and control groups were formed. A 6-week psychoeducation will be applied to the experimental group.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Therapy, Directly Observed
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation given to adolescents on test anxiety, study skills and psychological flexibility.The research was designed as a randomized controlled study with pretest, posttest, experimental and control groups aiming to examine the results of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based psychoeducation for test anxiety and study skills. The number of effects of the study was targeted by the randomization method among the adolescents who met the inclusion criteria and accepted the application. In the power analysis, the evaluation of the number of increase is aimed at 0.05 aggression level at the 95% confidence interval, and 52 adolescents, 26 experimental and 26 control groups, to reach 80% power. Randomization methods were used so that individuals could be assigned to the experimental groups with equal chance, similar to the scores they obtained from the laboratory test anxiety periods. 52 adolescents who met the clinical research criteria for randomization were divided into 2 groups using the irregular numbers table, this group was named as the experimental and control groups by drawing lots. The group that came out first in the lottery at this stage was accepted as the experimental group. Psychoeducation is planned to be held between December 2022 and February 2023.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Kübra Tan, Master; Phone Number: +90 5544339729; Email: tankubra@hotmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Ayşe Okanlı, Prof. Dr.; Phone Number: +90 5423787828; Email: a.okanli@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Artvın, Turkey
    • Recruiting
    • ArtvinCoruhU
    • Contact: Kubra Tan, Master; Phone Number: 6056 +90 0466 215 1000; Email: kubratan@artvin.edu.tr
    • Contact: Ayşe Okanlı
    • Principal Investigator: Kubra TAN, Master
    • Sub-Investigator: Ayşe Okanlı, Prof.Dr.
  • Center
    • Artvın, Center, Turkey
      • Recruiting
      • ArtvinCoruhU
      • Contact: Kubra Tan, Master; Phone Number: 6056 +90 0466 215 1000; Email: kubratan@artvin.edu.tr
      • Contact: Ayşe Okanlı
      • Principal Investigator: Kubra TAN, Master
      • Sub-Investigator: Ayşe Okanlı, Prof.Dr.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students' willingness to participate in research
• Students being 11th graders
• Getting a score of 50 or more on the test anxiety scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any degree of cognitive decline or impairment
• Presence of depressive disorder
• Presence of serious psychiatric disorder
• Being under treatment for a psychiatric condition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION; PSYCHOEDUCATION PROGRAM Total Duration: 6 Weeks Session Duration: 90 min Frequency: 1 day per week Number of People: 30	Behavioral: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION; Total Duration: 6 Weeks Session Duration: 90 min Frequency: 1 day per week Number of People: 30
No Intervention: THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY-BASED PSYCOEDUCATION ON EXAM ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS; Similar training will be provided after the study is completed. Number of People: 30

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change study skills in adolescents.	Change in test study skills scale.A maximum of 165 and a minimum of 55 points are obtained from the study skills scale. A high score defines the ability to study effectively.	6 weeks
Change of Exam Anxiety Scale Total Score	Change in test anxiety scale at the end of 6 weeks. The highest score from the test anxiety scale is 80 and the lowest score is 20. A high score defines high anxiety.	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change the level of psychological flexibility	Change in test psychological flexibility. A maximum of 196 and a minimum of 28 points are obtained from the psychological flexibility scale. A higher score reflects higher psychological flexibility.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Artvin Coruh University
• Investigators: Study Director: Kübra Tan, https://www.artvin.edu.tr/kubra-tan

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): December 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 5, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: acceptance and commitment therapy; test anxiety; study skills; psychological flexibility
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Artvin Coruh U

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: The name and results of the study will be shared.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No