Adolescent DevelopmentNCT06568068
The Effect of Preparatory Education on Parental Stress and Attitudes in Parents of Children Entering Early Adolescence
A study testing training in people with Adolescent Development, run by Erzurum Technical University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Adolescent Development
- What is being tested?
- training
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 20 May 2024to 20 Jul 2025
- 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 25 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Not having received such training before
- Being a parent (mother or father) of a 4, 5, 6 and 7th grade student
- Ability to read and write
- Participation is voluntary
Who cannot join
- Those who cannot attend the entire training program
- Those who did not complete the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements
- Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. This period, which has a very important place in vital transition periods, emerges as a period in which the child must receive comprehensive information from his/her parents about the transition to adolescence. However, this process, which challenges the child, also negatively affects the establishment of healthy communication with parents. Therefore, parents cannot talk to their children about these issues, which are "not considered appropriate by society", especially in traditional societies, due to the difficulties brought by the lack of individual information during this process. It is thought that all this chaos of the period will cause intense stress in parents and negatively affect parental attitudes. In this context, it is predicted that the transition to adolescence education program (ERGEP) prepared for parents will positively affect parental stress and parental attitudes.
Read the detailed description
Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. This period, which has a very important place in vital transition periods, emerges as a period in which the child must receive comprehensive information from his/her parents about the transition to adolescence. However, this process, which challenges the child, also negatively affects the establishment of healthy communication with parents. Therefore, parents cannot talk to their children about these issues, which are "not considered appropriate by society", especially in traditional societies, due to the difficulties brought by the lack of individual information during this process. It is thought that all this chaos of the period will cause intense stress in parents and negatively affect parental attitudes. In this context, it is predicted that the transition to adolescence education program (ERGEP) prepared for parents will positively affect parental stress and parental attitudes. This research, which is closely related to Articles 3 and 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was planned to directly support parents as primary sources in this regard, considering the harms of early adolescent children getting their questions about the issues they need to know and may be curious about during adolescence from the media, websites or unsafe sources. Although it is thought that ERGEP may have many beneficial outputs, this study aims to understand its effects on parental stress and parental attitudes. The study will be conducted as a quasi-experimental research in a state primary school in the Narman district of Erzurum. In the calculation of the sample size, it was planned to conduct the study with 60 parents, 30 intervention and 30 control, considering the class sizes. The Parent Information Form, the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) and the Parental Attitude Scales (4-12 Years) will be used in the collection of data. The data obtained in the study will be analyzed using the SPSS program. Descriptive statistics such as "number, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation" will be used in the evaluation. In order to verify the differences in demographic characteristics between the groups, the chi-square test will be used for categorical variables and the independent sample t-test for continuous variables. The independent sample t-test will be used for the comparison of scale scores between groups, and the paired sample t-test will be used for the comparison within groups. The results of the study will provide an understanding of the effect of ERGEP applied to parents with children in early adolescence on parental stress and parental attitudes. In the event of positive results of the program, the ground will be prepared for the dissemination of ERGEP and the effect of this program on different phenomena can be tested. This study was planned to determine the effect of the transition to puberty preparation education given to parents with children in early adolescence on parental stress and parental attitudes.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development
- Being tested
- training
- Keywords
- Adolescent, Parents, Stress, Parent Attitude, Training
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
trainingBehavioural
Also called EDUCATION
The intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once.
- Developmental periods (oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital)
- Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence
- Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication
- Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION GROUP | Experimental | Procedures to be implemented in the Intervention Group:
The intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once.
Educational Topics:
1. Developmental periods (oral, anal,a phallic, latent, genital)
2. Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence
3. Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication
4. Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days. Receives: Behavioral: training |
| CONTROL GROUP | No intervention | Procedures to be applied in the Control Group: In this group, where no intervention was made, the pretest, interim follow-up and posttest were the same as the intervention group. It will be implemented in weeks. It was aimed to present the program to the control group parents at the end of the study. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Parental Stress
Change in Parental Stress Parental Stress Scale (PASS): The scale developed by Özmen and Özmen (2012) examines parents' daily It was designed to measure the stress they experience in their relationships with their children. Consisting of 16 questions in total, the scale used A four-point Likert-type rating (Always = 4, Often = 3, Sometimes = 2, Never = 1). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 16, while the highest score is 64. A high score on the scale indicates parental stress. shows that it is high. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale, Cronbach-Alpha, was reported as .85.
Measured: 5 MOUNTH
Parental Attitude
Parental Attitude is Positive Parental Attitude Scales (4-12 Years): The scale developed by Ogelman and Özyürek (2020) was developed to determine the child-rearing attitudes of parents with children aged 4-12. Two subscales were obtained from this study. One of these subscales consists of items reflecting desired attitudes, the other consists of items reflecting undesirable attitudes. The Desired Parental Attitude Scale consists of 14 items, and the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale consists of 13 items. The high score obtained from these two scales, which are scored and evaluated separately, is interpreted as the dominant attitude related to that scale. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scales was reported as 0.810 for the Desired Parental Attitude Scale and 0.748 for the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale.
Measured: 5 MOUNTH
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Aug 2024
- Study start20 May 2024
- Primary completion20 Jul 2025
- Study completion20 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Adolescent DevelopmentStudies 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
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Erzurum Technical University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ayşe Metin, Erzurum Technical University
- Investigators
- Ayşe Metin, Study director, kutuphane@erzurum.edu.tr
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06568068
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 131
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 15 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Aug 2025
- 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 19 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Preparatory Education on Parental Stress and Attitudes in Parents of Children Entering Early Adolescence
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06568068
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 131
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development
- Keywords
- Adolescent, Parents, Stress, Parent Attitude, Training
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Erzurum Technical UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 May 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Jul 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Aug 2024 (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.
Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. This period, which has a very important place in vital transition periods, emerges as a period in which the child must receive comprehensive information from his/her parents about the transition to adolescence. However, this process, which challenges the child, also negatively affects the establishment of healthy communication with parents. Therefore, parents cannot talk to their children about these issues, which are "not considered appropriate by society", especially in traditional societies, due to the difficulties brought by the lack of individual information during this process. It is thought that all this chaos of the period will cause intense stress in parents and negatively affect parental attitudes. In this context, it is predicted that the transition to adolescence education program (ERGEP) prepared for parents will positively affect parental stress and parental attitudes.
Detailed description
Adolescence is defined as a period in which the individual experiences many physiological and psychological changes. Especially in the early adolescence period, the intense emotional ups and downs created by the transition from childhood to adolescence can also lead to difficulties in managing control mechanisms. This period, which has a very important place in vital transition periods, emerges as a period in which the child must receive comprehensive information from his/her parents about the transition to adolescence. However, this process, which challenges the child, also negatively affects the establishment of healthy communication with parents. Therefore, parents cannot talk to their children about these issues, which are "not considered appropriate by society", especially in traditional societies, due to the difficulties brought by the lack of individual information during this process. It is thought that all this chaos of the period will cause intense stress in parents and negatively affect parental attitudes. In this context, it is predicted that the transition to adolescence education program (ERGEP) prepared for parents will positively affect parental stress and parental attitudes. This research, which is closely related to Articles 3 and 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was planned to directly support parents as primary sources in this regard, considering the harms of early adolescent children getting their questions about the issues they need to know and may be curious about during adolescence from the media, websites or unsafe sources. Although it is thought that ERGEP may have many beneficial outputs, this study aims to understand its effects on parental stress and parental attitudes. The study will be conducted as a quasi-experimental research in a state primary school in the Narman district of Erzurum. In the calculation of the sample size, it was planned to conduct the study with 60 parents, 30 intervention and 30 control, considering the class sizes. The Parent Information Form, the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) and the Parental Attitude Scales (4-12 Years) will be used in the collection of data. The data obtained in the study will be analyzed using the SPSS program. Descriptive statistics such as "number, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation" will be used in the evaluation. In order to verify the differences in demographic characteristics between the groups, the chi-square test will be used for categorical variables and the independent sample t-test for continuous variables. The independent sample t-test will be used for the comparison of scale scores between groups, and the paired sample t-test will be used for the comparison within groups. The results of the study will provide an understanding of the effect of ERGEP applied to parents with children in early adolescence on parental stress and parental attitudes. In the event of positive results of the program, the ground will be prepared for the dissemination of ERGEP and the effect of this program on different phenomena can be tested. This study was planned to determine the effect of the transition to puberty preparation education given to parents with children in early adolescence on parental stress and parental attitudes.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (care provider, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION GROUP | Experimental | Behavioral: trainingProcedures to be implemented in the Intervention Group: The intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once. Educational Topics: 1. Developmental periods (oral, anal,a phallic, latent, genital) 2. Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence 3. Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication 4. Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days. |
| CONTROL GROUP | No intervention | –Procedures to be applied in the Control Group: In this group, where no intervention was made, the pretest, interim follow-up and posttest were the same as the intervention group. It will be implemented in weeks. It was aimed to present the program to the control group parents at the end of the study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Not having received such training before
- Being a parent (mother or father) of a 4, 5, 6 and 7th grade student
- Ability to read and write
- Participation is voluntary
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Those who cannot attend the entire training program
- Those who did not complete the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements
- Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study
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 |
|---|---|---|
| trainingAlso: EDUCATIONThe intervention group that will receive training determined after randomization; In Stage 1 An introductory meeting will be held, ERGEP will be announced and educational materials will be distributed. Pretest applications will be done. In Stage 2 A week consisting of four weeks and eight sessions on the following topics determined within the scope of ERGEP Trainings planned to be held in two sessions will be given once. 1. Developmental periods (oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital) 2. Physical, psychological and social changes experienced in girls and boys during adolescence 3. Being an adolescent parent and healthy communication 4. Risky behaviors in life and sexual matters during adolescence In Stage 3 At the end of the training, measurement tools will be applied again. In Stage 4 Measuring tools will be repeated after 21 days | Behavioural | EDUCATION GROUP |
Primary outcome
Parental Stress
Time frame: 5 MOUNTH
Change in Parental Stress Parental Stress Scale (PASS): The scale developed by Özmen and Özmen (2012) examines parents' daily It was designed to measure the stress they experience in their relationships with their children. Consisting of 16 questions in total, the scale used A four-point Likert-type rating (Always = 4, Often = 3, Sometimes = 2, Never = 1). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 16, while the highest score is 64. A high score on the scale indicates parental stress. shows that it is high. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale, Cronbach-Alpha, was reported as .85.
Parental Attitude
Time frame: 5 MOUNTH
Parental Attitude is Positive Parental Attitude Scales (4-12 Years): The scale developed by Ogelman and Özyürek (2020) was developed to determine the child-rearing attitudes of parents with children aged 4-12. Two subscales were obtained from this study. One of these subscales consists of items reflecting desired attitudes, the other consists of items reflecting undesirable attitudes. The Desired Parental Attitude Scale consists of 14 items, and the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale consists of 13 items. The high score obtained from these two scales, which are scored and evaluated separately, is interpreted as the dominant attitude related to that scale. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scales was reported as 0.810 for the Desired Parental Attitude Scale and 0.748 for the Undesirable Parental Attitude Scale.
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 19 Aug 2025.
- 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.
Ayşe Metin study director
kutuphane@erzurum.edu.tr
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing training in people with Adolescent Development, run by Erzurum Technical 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 3 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 19 Aug 2025. 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?
Parental Stress (time frame: 5 MOUNTH). 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 19 Aug 2025.