Psychological ResilienceNCT07823881
Effect of a Nurse-Led Transition Program on Resilience and Career Decisions in Senior Students
A study testing Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition Program in people with Psychological Resilience and Career Decision Making, run by Gümüşhane Universıty at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The transition to higher education is a critical stage that affects young people's academic, emotional, and professional development. Although experiential learning is recognized as important, comprehensive initiatives addressing both psychological resilience and career decision-making processes remain limited. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 17 to 19 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Psychological Resilience, Career Decision Making
- What is being tested?
- Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 May 2025to 27 Jun 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 17 to 19 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Absence of health, educational, or administrative barriers preventing regular participation in the intervention program
- Possessing sufficient cognitive and language skills to understand and respond to assessment tools
- Voluntary consent to participate in the study and complete all data collection forms
Who cannot join
- Presence of significant cognitive or language deficits that prevent understanding and responding to assessment tools
- Presence of health, educational, or administrative barriers preventing regular participation in the intervention program
- Refusal to complete the data collection forms
- Leaving the data collection forms incomplete
- Dropping out of school or transferring to another institution during the intervention period
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Science High School, Social Sciences High School, Health Vocational High School, and Fine Arts High School
Mardin, 47060
About this study
Official title: Effect of a Nurse-Led Campus-Based Experiential Transition Program on Psychological Resilience and Career Decision-Making Difficulties Among High School Seniors: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Trial
The transition to higher education is a critical stage that affects young people's academic, emotional, and professional development. Although experiential learning is recognized as important, comprehensive initiatives addressing both psychological resilience and career decision-making processes remain limited. This study evaluates the impact of a comprehensive, university-focused, practical transition program for high school seniors on their psychological resilience and career decision-making difficulties.
In this pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental study with a control group, 80 high school seniors in Mardin, Turkey, were assigned to an intervention group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The intervention group completed a two-week on-campus experiential program covering academic adjustment, social participation, and hands-on workshops, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale and the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale for High School Students.
The primary outcomes evaluated are the changes in participants' overall psychological resilience levels and career decision-making difficulties following the intervention compared to the control group.
Read the detailed description
This quasi-experimental study evaluated a nurse-led campus-based experiential transition program designed for high school seniors preparing for higher education.
Study Design and Sample:
The study was conducted with 80 high school seniors in Mardin, Turkey, divided equally into an intervention group (n=40) and a control group (n=40).
Intervention:
The intervention group participated in a structured, two-week on-campus experiential program. The program content focused on:
- Academic adjustment and university life orientation
- Social participation activities
- Hands-on workshops targeting coping strategies and career exploration
The control group did not receive any structured intervention during the study period.
Outcome Measures and Data Analysis:
Data were collected at baseline (pre-test) and after the intervention (post-test) using:
- Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale (evaluating familial, peer, and educational support, adaptation, feelings of challenge, and compassion)
- Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale for High School Students (evaluating overall career decision difficulties, readiness, and processing of contradictory information)
Within-group changes were analyzed using paired t-tests, and between-group differences were evaluated using independent samples t-tests.
- Conditions
- Psychological Resilience, Career Decision Making
- Being tested
- Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition Program
- Keywords
- Career decision making, Psychological resilience, Adolescent health, School health services, Experiential learning, Quasi experimental design.
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition ProgramBehavioural
A structured two-week campus-based program consisting of academic adjustment orientation, social participation activities, and hands-on workshops aimed at enhancing psychological resilience and reducing career decision-making difficulties.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | High school seniors who participated in a two-week, on-campus experiential transition program including academic adjustment, social participation, and hands-on workshops. Receives: Behavioral: Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition Program |
| Control Group | No intervention | High school seniors who received no structured transition intervention during the study period and continued their routine academic activities. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale Score
Developed by Bulut, Doğan, and Altundağ, the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale is a multidimensional instrument consisting of 29 items in a 5-point Likert scale format (1 = Strongly disagree; 5 = Strongly agree) designed to measure the levels of psychological resilience among adolescents aged 14-17. The scale consists of the following subdimensions: Family Support, Peer Support, School Support, Adaptation, Resilience, and Empathy. In exploratory factor analysis, these subdimensions explained 57% of the total variance, and the item loadings ranged from .51 to .76. The internal consistency coefficient, Cronbach's α, was .87; the α values for the subscales ranged from .61 to .89. There were no reverse-scored items on the scale. The criterion validity of the measurement instrument was supported by significant correlations with the perceived social support and school commitment scales.
Measured: Baseline (pre-test) and 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)
Change in Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale Score
The adapted version of Gati and Saka's (2001) original scale for Turkish high school students was restructured by Bacanlı and Hamamcı and presented as a 34-item scale (including 2 filler items) using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never; 5 = Very often). The scale consists of three main factors Preparation Difficulties, Lack of Information Difficulties, and Inconsistent Information Difficulties and ten subdimensions. In the factor analysis, item loadings ranged from .47 to .92. In confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices were χ² (260) = 260.26 (p < .01), RMSEA = .047, NFI = .95, and CFI = .97; the scale's internal consistency coefficients demonstrated high reliability, with values above .70 for both the subdimensions and the total score.
Measured: Baseline (pre-test) and 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Sep 2026
- Study start15 May 2025
- Primary completion27 Jun 2025
- Study completion27 Jun 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Psychological ResilienceStudies 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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design with intervention and control groups.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Gümüşhane Universıty
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ministry of Youth and Sports, Turkey
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sinan Dindar, Gümüşhane Universıty
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07823881
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MEB.TT.2025.026761
- Other IDs
- E-64897679-821-9729500
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 11 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be publicly shared to protect participant confidentiality and privacy in accordance with institutional ethics board approvals and national data protection regulations.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of a Nurse-Led Campus-Based Experiential Transition Program on Psychological Resilience and Career Decision-Making Difficulties Among High School Seniors: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07823881
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MEB.TT.2025.026761
- Conditions
- Psychological Resilience, Career Decision Making
- Keywords
- Career decision making, Psychological resilience, Adolescent health, School health services, Experiential learning, Quasi experimental design.
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Gümüşhane UniversıtyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ministry of Youth and Sports, Turkey
- Study start
- 15 May 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 27 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 27 Jun 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Sep 2026 (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 transition to higher education is a critical stage that affects young people's academic, emotional, and professional development. Although experiential learning is recognized as important, comprehensive initiatives addressing both psychological resilience and career decision-making processes remain limited. This study evaluates the impact of a comprehensive, university-focused, practical transition program for high school seniors on their psychological resilience and career decision-making difficulties.
In this pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental study with a control group, 80 high school seniors in Mardin, Turkey, were assigned to an intervention group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The intervention group completed a two-week on-campus experiential program covering academic adjustment, social participation, and hands-on workshops, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale and the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale for High School Students.
The primary outcomes evaluated are the changes in participants' overall psychological resilience levels and career decision-making difficulties following the intervention compared to the control group.
Detailed description
This quasi-experimental study evaluated a nurse-led campus-based experiential transition program designed for high school seniors preparing for higher education.
Study Design and Sample:
The study was conducted with 80 high school seniors in Mardin, Turkey, divided equally into an intervention group (n=40) and a control group (n=40).
Intervention:
The intervention group participated in a structured, two-week on-campus experiential program. The program content focused on:
- Academic adjustment and university life orientation
- Social participation activities
- Hands-on workshops targeting coping strategies and career exploration
The control group did not receive any structured intervention during the study period.
Outcome Measures and Data Analysis:
Data were collected at baseline (pre-test) and after the intervention (post-test) using:
- Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale (evaluating familial, peer, and educational support, adaptation, feelings of challenge, and compassion)
- Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale for High School Students (evaluating overall career decision difficulties, readiness, and processing of contradictory information)
Within-group changes were analyzed using paired t-tests, and between-group differences were evaluated using independent samples t-tests.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design with intervention and control groups.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition ProgramHigh school seniors who participated in a two-week, on-campus experiential transition program including academic adjustment, social participation, and hands-on workshops. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –High school seniors who received no structured transition intervention during the study period and continued their routine academic activities. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 17 to 19 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Absence of health, educational, or administrative barriers preventing regular participation in the intervention program
- Possessing sufficient cognitive and language skills to understand and respond to assessment tools
- Voluntary consent to participate in the study and complete all data collection forms
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Presence of significant cognitive or language deficits that prevent understanding and responding to assessment tools
- Presence of health, educational, or administrative barriers preventing regular participation in the intervention program
- Refusal to complete the data collection forms
- Leaving the data collection forms incomplete
- Dropping out of school or transferring to another institution during the intervention period
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition ProgramA structured two-week campus-based program consisting of academic adjustment orientation, social participation activities, and hands-on workshops aimed at enhancing psychological resilience and reducing career decision-making difficulties. | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale Score
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)
Developed by Bulut, Doğan, and Altundağ, the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale is a multidimensional instrument consisting of 29 items in a 5-point Likert scale format (1 = Strongly disagree; 5 = Strongly agree) designed to measure the levels of psychological resilience among adolescents aged 14-17. The scale consists of the following subdimensions: Family Support, Peer Support, School Support, Adaptation, Resilience, and Empathy. In exploratory factor analysis, these subdimensions explained 57% of the total variance, and the item loadings ranged from .51 to .76. The internal consistency coefficient, Cronbach's α, was .87; the α values for the subscales ranged from .61 to .89. There were no reverse-scored items on the scale. The criterion validity of the measurement instrument was supported by significant correlations with the perceived social support and school commitment scales.
Change in Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale Score
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)
The adapted version of Gati and Saka's (2001) original scale for Turkish high school students was restructured by Bacanlı and Hamamcı and presented as a 34-item scale (including 2 filler items) using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never; 5 = Very often). The scale consists of three main factors Preparation Difficulties, Lack of Information Difficulties, and Inconsistent Information Difficulties and ten subdimensions. In the factor analysis, item loadings ranged from .47 to .92. In confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices were χ² (260) = 260.26 (p < .01), RMSEA = .047, NFI = .95, and CFI = .97; the scale's internal consistency coefficients demonstrated high reliability, with values above .70 for both the subdimensions and the total score.
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 23 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be publicly shared to protect participant confidentiality and privacy in accordance with institutional ethics board approvals and national data protection regulations.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Nurse-Led On-Campus Experiential Transition Program in people with Psychological Resilience and Career Decision Making, run by Gümüşhane Universıty 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 3 inclusion and 5 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 23 Sep 2026. 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?
Change in Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale Score (time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)). 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 23 Sep 2026.