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

March 4, 2026 updated by: Didem Aslanyürek, Hacettepe University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

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 (Türkiye)
    • Defne
      • Hatay, Defne, Turkey (Türkiye), 31160
        • Defne Public High Schools

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

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents aged between 14 and 15 years
  • Ninth-grade students enrolled in public high schools located in the Defne district of Hatay
  • Individuals who resided in the Defne district on February 6, 2023
  • Students who voluntarily agree to participate and whose parental consent has been obtained
  • Students who are able to attend all program sessions regularly

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who did not reside in the Defne district on February 6, 2023
  • Students with special educational needs or those reported by school counselors or parents to have developmental or psychiatric diagnoses
  • Students who are simultaneously participating in another psychosocial intervention program
  • Students with cognitive limitations that prevent them from completing the study assessments

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Social and Emotional Developmental Support Program
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.
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.
No Intervention: No Intervention (Assessment Only Control Group)
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The General Belongingness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
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
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
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
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
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
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
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.
Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
Psychological Resilience Attitude and Skills Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and after completion of the intervention (approximately 11 weeks).
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).

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hacettepe University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 8, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 26, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

November 28, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DIDEM-ASLANYUREK-INTERV-2025
  • E-68552689-302.08-00003594733 (Other Identifier: Hacettepe University Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

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.

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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