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Who Are You (WAY) Online Social and Emotional Learning Program for Adolescents (WAY)

22 augusti 2026 uppdaterad av: Melih Dikmen

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Social and Emotional Learning Program for Adolescents: Effects on Social-Emotional Functioning and Academic Achievement

This study evaluated the Who Are You (WAY) program, a 10-week online social and emotional learning program designed for adolescents. The program aims to help young people better understand and manage emotions, regulate their behavior, stay motivated in learning, cope with stress, and develop goal-directed skills.

A total of 120 adolescents took part in the study, including 60 middle-school students and 60 high-school students. Within each educational group, participants were randomly assigned either to the WAY program or to a waitlist group that continued with their usual education. The WAY program combined weekly one-to-one online sessions with structured independent learning activities.

Participants completed assessments before and after the 10-week period. The main outcomes were self-regulation, emotional intelligence, academic motivation, and perceived stress. Academic achievement was also assessed as a secondary educational outcome.

The study tested the hypothesis that adolescents assigned to the WAY program would show greater improvement in social-emotional functioning than adolescents assigned to the waitlist condition.

Studieöversikt

Status

Avslutad

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

This was a two-arm, parallel-group, assessor-blinded, waitlist-controlled randomized trial conducted with two developmentally distinct educational cohorts in Türkiye. Middle-school and high-school participants were randomized separately within cohort in a 1:1 ratio to either the WAY intervention or a waitlist control condition.

WAY was a manualized, digitally supported social and emotional learning intervention delivered over 10 consecutive weeks. Each weekly module included an individual synchronous online session supplemented by structured asynchronous activities. The program addressed self-awareness, emotional understanding and regulation, academic motivation, goal setting, planning, self-monitoring, stress management, adaptive coping, empathy, communication, and maintenance of acquired skills.

Participants in the waitlist condition continued their usual education during the evaluation period and were offered access to the WAY program after completion of post-intervention assessments.

Baseline assessments were completed before randomization, and post-intervention assessments were administered within one week after completion of the intervention period. The four prespecified primary outcome domains were self-regulation, trait emotional intelligence, academic motivation, and perceived stress. Academic achievement was prespecified as a secondary educational outcome. Outcomes were evaluated separately within the middle-school and high-school cohorts.

The trial was completed before registration on ClinicalTrials.gov and is therefore being registered retrospectively.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

120

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

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Studieorter

Deltagandekriterier

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Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Barn
  • Vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment in Grades 5-12.
  • Sufficient proficiency in Turkish to understand the program content and complete the study measures.
  • Reliable internet access and access to an appropriate digital device for participation in the online program.
  • Ability to engage with the program and complete the study measures independently, with reasonable support where required.
  • Written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian and written assent from the adolescent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent participation in another structured social and emotional learning program.
  • A cognitive, sensory, linguistic, or functional difficulty that prevented meaningful participation or independent completion of the study measures despite reasonable accommodations.
  • An acute psychological crisis or serious risk requiring immediate professional assessment or clinical support.
  • Failure to complete the baseline assessment or withdrawal before randomization.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Övrig
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: WAY Intervention
Participants assigned to this arm received the 10-week Who Are You (WAY) social and emotional learning program in addition to their usual education. The program included one individual synchronous online session per week, followed by structured asynchronous learning activities. Each weekly module comprised approximately 30 minutes of synchronous instruction and 15-20 minutes of asynchronous activities.
Beteende: Who Are You (WAY) Social and Emotional Learning Program
WAY is a manualized, digitally supported social and emotional learning program designed for adolescents. It was delivered individually over 10 consecutive weeks. Each weekly module combined a synchronous online session with structured asynchronous activities. The program addressed self-awareness, emotional understanding and regulation, academic motivation, goal setting, planning, self-monitoring, stress management, adaptive coping, empathy, communication, collaborative problem solving, and maintenance of acquired skills. Sessions used guided discussion, reflective questioning, experiential activities, structured exercises, individualized reflection, and goal setting.
Inget ingripande: Waitlist Control
Participants assigned to this arm continued their usual school education and did not receive WAY sessions, facilitator contact, or intervention materials during the 10-week evaluation period. They were offered access to the WAY program after completion of the post-intervention assessment.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change From Baseline in Perceived Self-Regulation Scale Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Self-regulation in the middle-school cohort was assessed using the 16-item Perceived Self-Regulation Scale. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Total scores are calculated by summing item responses, with higher scores indicating greater perceived self-regulatory capacity.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Self-Regulation Scale for Adolescents Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Self-regulation in the high-school cohort was assessed using the 11-item Self-Regulation Scale for Adolescents. The scale assesses goal setting, planning, monitoring, emotional awareness, and behavioral control using a 5-point response format. Higher total scores indicate greater self-regulatory competence.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Trait emotional intelligence was assessed in both cohorts using the 15-item Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF). Items are rated on a 7-point scale. Negatively worded items are reverse scored, and higher total scores indicate greater perceived emotional competence.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Academic Motivation Scale Score in Middle-School Studen
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Academic motivation in the middle-school cohort was assessed using the 28-item Turkish adaptation of the Academic Motivation Scale. Items are rated on a 7-point scale. Total scores are calculated after appropriate reverse scoring, with higher scores indicating stronger academic motivation.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Academic Motivation Scale Score in High-School Students
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Academic motivation in the high-school cohort was assessed using the 22-item Turkish Academic Motivation Scale. Items assess intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation and are rated on a 7-point scale. Higher total scores indicate stronger academic motivation after appropriate reverse scoring.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Perceived Stress Scale for Children Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Perceived stress in the middle-school cohort was assessed using the 9-item Perceived Stress Scale for Children. Items are rated on a 4-point frequency scale. Total scores are calculated by summing item responses, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in Perceived Stress Scale
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Perceived stress in the high-school cohort was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Items are rated from 0 (Never) to 4 (Very often). Positively worded items are reverse scored before calculating the total score, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change From Baseline in Middle School Academic Achievement Test Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Academic achievement in the middle-school cohort was assessed using the 75-item Middle School Academic Achievement Test (MS-AAT), covering Turkish language, social studies, mathematics, and science. Items are scored 1 for a correct response and 0 for an incorrect or omitted response, with higher total scores indicating greater academic achievement.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Change From Baseline in High School Academic Achievement Test Score
Tidsram: Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program
Academic achievement in the high-school cohort was assessed using the 80-item High School Academic Achievement Test (HS-AAT), covering curriculum-based academic domains. Items are scored 1 for a correct response and 0 for an incorrect or omitted response, with higher total scores indicating greater academic achievement.
Baseline and post-intervention, within 1 week after completion of the 10-week program

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Sponsor

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Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

15 december 2025

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

27 mars 2026

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

27 mars 2026

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

18 augusti 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

18 augusti 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

24 augusti 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

25 augusti 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

22 augusti 2026

Senast verifierad

1 augusti 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • WAY-RCT-01

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Tidsram för IPD-delning

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Kriterier för IPD Sharing Access

Data will be publicly available without individual application or approval requirements through an open research repository for research and verification purposes.

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  • ANALYTIC_CODE

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