Effects of the Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Women

November 20, 2025 updated by: Nihan Durgu, Celal Bayar University

Strengthening the Psyche: The Online Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Young Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured stress management intervention in promoting healthier coping mechanisms and reducing perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. The main questions it aims to answer are: H1: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared to the control group. H2: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant improvement in coping style levels compared to the control group. Researchers will compare a structured stress management program to usual conditions to see if it promotes healthier coping mechanisms and reduces perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. Participants will: Receive a 6-week Online Stress Management Program Attend six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

52

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

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

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being female
  • over 18 years of age
  • scoring above the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
  • being a student at the university where the study was conducted
  • having internet access
  • not having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • being male
  • not over 18 years of age
  • scoring lower the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
  • having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
The intervention group received a six-week Online Stress Management Program delivered via Zoom, consisting of weekly sessions lasting 40-50 minutes each.
Behavioral: Online Stress Management Program
The Online Stress Management Program was implemented with participants who met the eligibility criteria and completed the pretest. The program aimed to enhance participants' stress management and emotional regulation skills while fostering psychological empowerment. Conducted by a psychiatric nurse with a PhD, the program consisted of six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom.
No Intervention: control group
No intervention was applied to 26 participants

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program
Time Frame: From enrollment to to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention
The scale is based on a 5-point Likert format, with scores ranging from 0 to 56
From enrollment to to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program.
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.
The scale includes five subscales: Self-confident, Optimistic, Submissive, Helpless and Seeking of social support. Higher scores on each subscale indicate more frequent use of that coping strategy. The minimum and maximum possible scores for each subscale are as follows: Self-confident: 0-21 points, Optimistic: 0-15 points, Helpless: 0-24 points, Submissive: 0-18 points, and Seeking of Social Support: 0-12 points.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Celal Bayar University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nihan Durgu, Manisa Celal Bayar 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)

February 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 1, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 1, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2025

Last Verified

October 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 76988455-050.04-175123

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

IPD will not be shared because of ethical considerations, privacy protection, and the sensitive nature of the data collected

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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