Narrative Group Counseling and Psychological Resilience

July 12, 2024 updated by: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Gazi University

The Effect of Narrative Group Counseling on Psychological Resilience in Nursing Students

This study aims to examine the effect of narrative group counseling applied to nursing students studying at a public university on psychological resilience. The research was used parallel group, randomized, controlled experimental design. According to the power analysis results, the sample size was determined to be at least 54 people. Due to possible losses, 25% more people were included in the study and 68 students who met the inclusion criteria were assigned to the intervention (n = 34) and control group (n = 34). In the study, the assignment of students to the intervention and control groups were made by stratified randomization(gender,class). Due to the fact that nursing department courses continued all day on weekdays, limited transportation and winter conditions, students from the intervention group (n = 7) and the control group (n = 5) did not want to continue the sessions. The implementation of the research was completed with a total of 56 students, with n=27 in the intervention group and n=29 in the control group. Personal information forms and Adult Resilience Scale were used to obtain research data. The data collection process was carried out in four stages: pre-test, post-test, 3-month follow-up test and 6-month follow-up test.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The intervention group received eight sessions of narrative group counseling. The control group also received four session of stress management training.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

68

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Çankaya
      • Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey, 06530
        • Gazi University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Volunteering to participate in the research
  • Being 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis based on self-report
  • Having attended another similar program, individually or with a group.
  • Having attended another similar program, individually or with a group, for at least 1 year ago.
  • Being a foreign student.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: intervention
Narrative group counseling consists of 8 sessions and will be applied to the intervention group by the researcher.
Other: Narrative Group Counseling
Two of the principles that explain how narrative therapy works are: to always maintain a stance of curiosity on the part of the practitioner and to ask questions to which the practitioner does not actually know the answers and to which the answer is known to the participants. To guide therapeutic conversations that include these questions, Michael White and David Epston have designed a series of conversation maps in the application of narrative therapy. Taking these maps into consideration, the sessions were planned with the guidance of relevant literature and structured with expert opinions. Group counseling was applied to the intervention group once a week in 8 sessions. The intervention was completed face to face, in a calm, quiet and bright environment, with a round seating plan. One session lasted 90 minutes. Each session was completed in two parts with a 10-minute break.
Active Comparator: Control
For the control group, 4 sessions stress coping interviews will be held after the information meeting, apart from the students' routine practices.
Other: stress coping interviews
In addition to the students' routine practices, four sessions of stress coping interviews will be held for the control group, with an interval of two weeks, after the information meeting.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resilience Scale For Adults (RSA)
Time Frame: before the intervention
Resilience Scale for Adults The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Fribourg et al. (2003) was conducted by Basım and Çetin (2011). The 33-item scale consists of six sub-dimensions: "Self-Perception", "Future Perception", "Structural Form", "Social Competence", "Family Cohesion" and "Social Resources".
before the intervention
Resilience Scale For Adults (RSA)
Time Frame: eight weeks after the start of intervention
Resilience Scale for Adults The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Fribourg et al. (2003) was conducted by Basım and Çetin (2011). The 33-item scale consists of six sub-dimensions: "Self-Perception", "Future Perception", "Structural Form", "Social Competence", "Family Cohesion" and "Social Resources".
eight weeks after the start of intervention
Resilience Scale For Adults (RSA)
Time Frame: three months after implementation of the intervention
Resilience Scale for Adults The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Fribourg et al. (2003) was conducted by Basım and Çetin (2011). The 33-item scale consists of six sub-dimensions: "Self-Perception", "Future Perception", "Structural Form", "Social Competence", "Family Cohesion" and "Social Resources".
three months after implementation of the intervention
Resilience Scale For Adults (RSA)
Time Frame: six months after implementation of the intervention
Resilience Scale for Adults The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Fribourg et al. (2003) was conducted by Basım and Çetin (2011). The 33-item scale consists of six sub-dimensions: "Self-Perception", "Future Perception", "Structural Form", "Social Competence", "Family Cohesion" and "Social Resources".
six months after implementation of the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Gazi University

Investigators

  • Study Director: SULTAN AYAZ ALKAYA, Prof.Dr., Gazi University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 13, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 8, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

November 18, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023-208536434

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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