Effect of a Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program on Adolescents' Relative Deprivation, Distress Levels, Peer Relations and Basic Psychological Needs (PDSP)

December 5, 2025 updated by: Aziz Küçükkelepçe

Examination of the Effect of a Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program on Adolescents' Relative Deprivation, Distress Levels, Peer Relationships, and Basic Psychological Needs

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program on adolescents' distress-eustress levels, relative deprivation, peer relationships, and basic psychological needs. The program will be implemented with high school students using a pre-test/post-test control group design. The 11-week intervention includes structured psychoeducational and developmental activities. Assessments of distress-eustress, relative deprivation, peer relations, and basic psychological needs will be conducted before and after the intervention. A follow-up test will be administered one month later. The program is expected to produce significant improvements in adolescents' psychological and social functioning.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study investigates the effectiveness of an 11-week Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program in reducing adolescents' distress-eustress levels and relative deprivation, while supporting peer relationship quality and the satisfaction of basic psychological needs. The program was developed based on a needs analysis conducted with teachers and incorporates structured psychoeducational content and developmental support activities tailored to adolescents.

The study employs a pre-test/post-test control group experimental design with high school students from three districts in Istanbul. The intervention group will receive weekly psychoeducational-developmental sessions, whereas the control group will receive no intervention. Measurements will include the Distress-Eustress Scale for Adolescents (Turkish Form), the Relative Deprivation Scale-Adolescent Form, the Peer Relations Scale, and the Basic Psychological Needs at School Scale. A retention assessment will be conducted one month after the intervention to evaluate the sustainability of the program's effects.

Data will be analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, and effect size calculations (p < .05). The program is expected to lead to meaningful and lasting improvements in adolescents' emotional and psychosocial well-being.

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 Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria: *High school students enrolled in selected schools in Istanbul.

  • Aged 14-18 years.
  • Able to participate in weekly psychoeducational-developmental sessions.
  • Provide informed assent (and parental consent where required).

Exclusion Criteria: * Students with severe cognitive or developmental impairments that prevent participation.

  • Students currently receiving psychological treatment specifically targeting distress or related constructs.
  • Failure to obtain parental consent.

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: Intervention Group
Participants will receive the Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program delivered once per week for 11 weeks.
Behavioral: Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program
The Psychoeducational-Developmental Support Program is an 11-week structured behavioral intervention developed through needs analysis with teachers. The program includes weekly sessions containing psychoeducational and developmental support activities designed to reduce distress-eustress imbalance, decrease relative deprivation, and strengthen peer relationships and basic psychological needs.
No Intervention: Control Group
Participants will receive no intervention during the study period. Pre-test and post-test assessments will be conducted.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Distress-Eustress Levels
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test) and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Change in adolescents' distress-eustress levels from pre-test to post-test as measured by the Distress-Eustress Scale for Adolescents (Turkish Form). Higher distress scores indicate greater emotional strain; higher eustress scores indicate positive stress response.
Baseline (pre-test) and post-intervention (11 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Relative Deprivation
Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Change in adolescents' perceived relative deprivation measured by the Relative Deprivation Scale-Adolescent Form from pre-test to post-test. Higher scores indicate greater perceived deprivation.
Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Peer Relationships
Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Change in adolescents' peer relationship quality measured by the Peer Relations Scale from pre-test to post-test. Higher scores indicate better peer relationship functioning.
Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Basic Psychological Needs at School
Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).
Change in adolescents' satisfaction of basic psychological needs measured by the Basic Psychological Needs at School Scale from pre-test to post-test. Higher scores indicate greater need satisfaction.
Baseline and post-intervention (11 weeks).

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Retention of Program Effects
Time Frame: 1 month post-intervention
One-month follow-up assessment administered to the experimental group to evaluate the persistence of intervention effects on distress-eustress, relative deprivation, peer relationships, and basic psychological needs.
1 month post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Aziz Küçükkelepçe

Investigators

  • Study Director: Haktan Demircioğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 18, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HÜ-EK-2024/13 (Other Identifier: Hacettepe University)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

No individual participant data will be shared due to confidentiality requirements and restrictions specified by the ethics committee for underage participants.

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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