AdolescentNCT04951271
Anger Management and Violent Behavior in Adolescents
A study testing Solution focused approach in people with Adolescent and Anger, run by Pamukkale University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The research was conducted to examine the effect of solution focused approach on anger management and violent behavior in adolescents. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Adolescent, Anger, Violent Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Solution focused approach
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 48 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2020to 15 Apr 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Volunteering to participate in research
- High tendency to violence score
- High trait anger score
- Anger control score is low
Who cannot join
- With a psychiatric diagnosis
- Diagnosed with an organic chronic disease
- Participating in any support group or psychotherapy
- Students with special educational needs
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Pamukkale University
Denizli, Kınıklı Campus, 20160
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Solution Focused Approach on Anger Management and Violent Behavior in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The research was conducted to examine the effect of solution focused approach on anger management and violent behavior in adolescents.
Read the detailed description
Anger, which is one of the universal emotions; It is a natural response to unsatisfied demands, frustrations, and unmet expectations. Adolescents are the group that most experience the feeling of anger that everyone frequently encounters in daily life.
Adolescent individuals may have more difficulty in controlling their anger than other age groups. Inappropriately expressed anger; It can lead to various physical, social and psychological problems such as incompatibility in interpersonal relationships, negative effects on health, disagreement in the workplace, conflict and violence.
Adolescents who do not know how to deal with their anger can engage in various violent behaviors by expressing their anger in inappropriate ways. Aggressive behaviors that develop due to the tendency of violence in young people pose a problem in terms of public health, considering the effects on the mental health and well-being of adolescents. In studies examining the victims of violence in the adolescent period; It has been determined that the victims have a wide range of health and psychological problems.
There are various approaches that support anger control psychosocially for adolescents, who are a risky group in anger control. Preventive intervention programs are implemented for adolescents on the causes of anger, anger expression patterns, anger management, problem solving techniques, improving communication skills and stress management. Recently, Solution-Focused Approach (SFA), which is one of the alternative approaches that focuses on the solution, not the problem, and provides practical and short-term well-being, has been started to be used in the management of violent behavior and anger.
SFA is an initiative that respects individuals and believes in their own resources and potential. In SFA, the problems of the individual are not examined, the resources and strengths of the individual are determined. Access to these resources provides an important opportunity for the individual to discover their skills and abilities. SFA meets the values and principles of mental health and psychiatric nursing on a common ground, as the individual searches for the skills and power resources that the individual will use in the process of change. Psychiatric nurses focus on good and working solutions and on the moments when the problem will not happen, instead of focusing on the problem and deficiencies, in order to contribute to the individual's adaptation and solution-generating skills. With this support, the individual is provided with an important opportunity to realize their personal characteristics and develop their social skills. Although SFA can be applied to all age groups, the most effective evidence-based studies are those in which children and adolescents participate.
In this study, unlike other studies, it is aimed to contribute to the literature by examining the effect of SFA on improving anger management and reducing the level of violence in adolescents. SFA intervention can be used as a nursing intervention in adolescents with low anger control and high tendency to violence. When psychiatric nurses use SFA principles and practices; It contributes in areas such as protecting and improving adolescent health, reducing violence and aggression behaviors, providing anger management, strengthening talents, skills and capacities, and improving in case of illness, in order to create healthier generations free from violence.
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Anger, Violent Behavior
- Being tested
- Solution focused approach
- Keywords
- Solution Focused Approach, Adolescent, Anger Management, Violent Behavior, Psychiatric nursing
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Solution focused approachBehavioural
The SFA intervention consists of seven sessions, one preparation and six solution-oriented sessions. Each session lasted 55 minutes. Filling in the applied scales was excluded from this period. Sessions were held once a week in two groups (Grade 10 and Grade 11 students).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention (SFA) group | Experimental | solution-focused approach intervention was applied for 7 weeks Receives: Behavioral: Solution focused approach |
| Control (no intervention) group | No intervention | No intervention was made. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Trait Anger and Anger Expression level in adolescents
The primary outcome of this study was the mean adolescents trait anger level and Anger Expression level of the at 1 week and 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention. These levels of adolescents were evaluated using the State-Trait Anger Expression Scale (STAXI). The scale comprises 34 items and 2 sub-dimensions. The first 10 items of the scale indicate trait anger. The highest score that can be obtained from the Trait Anger scale is 40 and the lowest score is 10. A high score indicates that the individual has a high level of trait anger.
The 24 items after the first 10 items consist of items measuring anger expression styles. 8 of these items are related to keeping anger in, 8 of them are related to keeping anger out, and the remaining 8 are related to anger control. The lowest score that can be obtained from each of these 3 sub-dimensions is 8, and the highest score is 32. A high score indicates high anger-in and anger-out levels, while low anger control.
Measured: 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention
Violent Behavior level in adolescents
The other main outcome of the study was the adolescents' violence tendency level at 1 week and 4 weeks after the solution-focused intervention. The violence tendency level of the adolescents was evaluated using the Violence Tendency Scale (VTS). The scale consists of 20 items. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20, and the highest score is 60. A high score indicates that the level of violence tendency of the individual is also high.
Measured: 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jul 2021
- Study start15 Jan 2020
- Primary completion15 Jan 2020
- Study completion15 Apr 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AdolescentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This research is a single-blind, randomized controlled study with a control group design with pre-test and post-test measurements from experimental research designs.
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 48 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Pamukkale University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, EBRU AKBAŞ, Pamukkale University
- Investigators
- Ebru Akbaş, RN, PhD, Principal investigator, Pamukkale UniversityGülay Taşdemir Yiğitoğlu, RN, PhD, Study director, Pamukkale University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04951271
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Adolescent, anger management
- Status last verified
- Jul 2021
- First submitted
- 23 Jun 2021
- Last updated
- 2 Aug 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Aug 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Solution Focused Approach on Anger Management and Violent Behavior in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04951271
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Adolescent, anger management
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Anger, Violent Behavior
- Keywords
- Solution Focused Approach, Adolescent, Anger Management, Violent Behavior, Psychiatric nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 48 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Pamukkale UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jan 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Apr 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Jul 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The research was conducted to examine the effect of solution focused approach on anger management and violent behavior in adolescents.
Detailed description
Anger, which is one of the universal emotions; It is a natural response to unsatisfied demands, frustrations, and unmet expectations. Adolescents are the group that most experience the feeling of anger that everyone frequently encounters in daily life.
Adolescent individuals may have more difficulty in controlling their anger than other age groups. Inappropriately expressed anger; It can lead to various physical, social and psychological problems such as incompatibility in interpersonal relationships, negative effects on health, disagreement in the workplace, conflict and violence.
Adolescents who do not know how to deal with their anger can engage in various violent behaviors by expressing their anger in inappropriate ways. Aggressive behaviors that develop due to the tendency of violence in young people pose a problem in terms of public health, considering the effects on the mental health and well-being of adolescents. In studies examining the victims of violence in the adolescent period; It has been determined that the victims have a wide range of health and psychological problems.
There are various approaches that support anger control psychosocially for adolescents, who are a risky group in anger control. Preventive intervention programs are implemented for adolescents on the causes of anger, anger expression patterns, anger management, problem solving techniques, improving communication skills and stress management. Recently, Solution-Focused Approach (SFA), which is one of the alternative approaches that focuses on the solution, not the problem, and provides practical and short-term well-being, has been started to be used in the management of violent behavior and anger.
SFA is an initiative that respects individuals and believes in their own resources and potential. In SFA, the problems of the individual are not examined, the resources and strengths of the individual are determined. Access to these resources provides an important opportunity for the individual to discover their skills and abilities. SFA meets the values and principles of mental health and psychiatric nursing on a common ground, as the individual searches for the skills and power resources that the individual will use in the process of change. Psychiatric nurses focus on good and working solutions and on the moments when the problem will not happen, instead of focusing on the problem and deficiencies, in order to contribute to the individual's adaptation and solution-generating skills. With this support, the individual is provided with an important opportunity to realize their personal characteristics and develop their social skills. Although SFA can be applied to all age groups, the most effective evidence-based studies are those in which children and adolescents participate.
In this study, unlike other studies, it is aimed to contribute to the literature by examining the effect of SFA on improving anger management and reducing the level of violence in adolescents. SFA intervention can be used as a nursing intervention in adolescents with low anger control and high tendency to violence. When psychiatric nurses use SFA principles and practices; It contributes in areas such as protecting and improving adolescent health, reducing violence and aggression behaviors, providing anger management, strengthening talents, skills and capacities, and improving in case of illness, in order to create healthier generations free from violence.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This research is a single-blind, randomized controlled study with a control group design with pre-test and post-test measurements from experimental research designs.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention (SFA) group | Experimental | Behavioral: Solution focused approachsolution-focused approach intervention was applied for 7 weeks |
| Control (no intervention) group | No intervention | –No intervention was made. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Volunteering to participate in research
- High tendency to violence score
- High trait anger score
- Anger control score is low
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- With a psychiatric diagnosis
- Diagnosed with an organic chronic disease
- Participating in any support group or psychotherapy
- Students with special educational needs
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Solution focused approachThe SFA intervention consists of seven sessions, one preparation and six solution-oriented sessions. Each session lasted 55 minutes. Filling in the applied scales was excluded from this period. Sessions were held once a week in two groups (Grade 10 and Grade 11 students). | Behavioural | Intervention (SFA) group |
Primary outcome
Trait Anger and Anger Expression level in adolescents
Time frame: 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention
The primary outcome of this study was the mean adolescents trait anger level and Anger Expression level of the at 1 week and 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention. These levels of adolescents were evaluated using the State-Trait Anger Expression Scale (STAXI). The scale comprises 34 items and 2 sub-dimensions. The first 10 items of the scale indicate trait anger. The highest score that can be obtained from the Trait Anger scale is 40 and the lowest score is 10. A high score indicates that the individual has a high level of trait anger. The 24 items after the first 10 items consist of items measuring anger expression styles. 8 of these items are related to keeping anger in, 8 of them are related to keeping anger out, and the remaining 8 are related to anger control. The lowest score that can be obtained from each of these 3 sub-dimensions is 8, and the highest score is 32. A high score indicates high anger-in and anger-out levels, while low anger control.
Violent Behavior level in adolescents
Time frame: 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention
The other main outcome of the study was the adolescents' violence tendency level at 1 week and 4 weeks after the solution-focused intervention. The violence tendency level of the adolescents was evaluated using the Violence Tendency Scale (VTS). The scale consists of 20 items. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20, and the highest score is 60. A high score indicates that the level of violence tendency of the individual is also high.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Aug 2021.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ebru Akbaş, RN, PhD principal investigator
Pamukkale University
Gülay Taşdemir Yiğitoğlu, RN, PhD study director
Pamukkale University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Solution focused approach in people with Adolescent and Anger, run by Pamukkale University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Trait Anger and Anger Expression level in adolescents (time frame: 4 weeks after solution-focused intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Aug 2021.