Comparing the effectiveness of Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) and parents training program based on Assisting Children Through Transition (A.C.T.) on problematic beliefs of divorce, emotional regulation and psychological well-being of children of divorce
Comparing the effectiveness of Children of Divorce Intervention Program(CODIP) and parents training program based on Assisting Children Through Transition (A.C.T.) on problematic beliefs, emotional regulation and psychological well-being of children of divorce
Design
The clinical trial has a control group with parallel groups, unblinded, randomized, on 39 patients who are selected randomly based on the rand function of Excel software.
Settings and conduct
This study will be conducted in the Etemad Counseling Center of Sari city. Before the study and immediately after the intervention, the control and experimental groups will complete the questionnaires of the problematic beliefs of divorce, the emotional regulation scale and the psychological well-being scale.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Children of divorce aged 8 to 10 years, Obtaining low score in the adjustment scale of children of divorce, Having the written consent of both parents,
Child living with one parent at the time of intervention
Intervention groups
The first intervention group: this group participates in the Children of Divorce Intervention Program(CODIP) in 15 sessions for 45 minutes.
The second intervention group: This group participates in the parents training program based on Assisting Children Through Transition (A.C.T.) in 6 sessions for 2 hours.
The third intervention group: This group does not participate in any of the training programs and does not receive the usual care.
Comparing the effectiveness of Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) and parents training program based on Assisting Children Through Transition (A.C.T.) on problematic beliefs of divorce, emotional regulation and psychological well-being of children of divorce
Public title
The effect of divorce intervention programs on the problematic beliefs of divorce, emotional regulation and psychological well-being of children of divorce
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Children of divorce aged 8 to 10 years
Obtaining low score in the adjustment scale of children of divorce
Having the written consent of both parents
Child living with one parent at the time of intervention
Exclusion criteria:
Having custody of one of the grandparents
Having severe physical problems
Having psychological problems such as hyperactivity and autism
Having a stepfather or stepmother
Having a stepfather or stepmother
Age
From 8 years old to 10 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
39
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
In this study, divorced children are divided into two intervention groups and one control group by simple randomization and lottery. In this method, each child is given a unique number and written down in a sheet, and their names are hidden. Then, by someone outside the research, the numbers are randomly selected and placed in three groups. In the next step, random application will be done. Based on the lottery, one group is selected as the control group, one group as the first intervention group, and one group as the second intervention group.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University Sari Branch
Street address
Floor 5, Medical Bldgs, Azad University, Farah Abad Rd., Khazar Sq, Sari
City
Sari
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
19318-48161
Approval date
2024-01-20, 1402/10/30
Ethics committee reference number
IR.IAU.SARI.REC.1402.319
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Problems of children of divorce
ICD-10 code
Z63.5
ICD-10 code description
Disruption of family by separation and divorce
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Problematic Beliefs of Divorce
Timepoint
Before the study and immediately after the intervention
Method of measurement
Kurdek & Berg Children's Beliefs About Parental Divorce Scale
2
Description
Emotional Regulation
Timepoint
Before the study and immediately after the intervention
Before the study and immediately after the intervention
Method of measurement
Opree, Buijzen, & Van Reijmersdal Children's Psychological Wellbeing Scale
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
The first intervention: Children Of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) is a preventive program that includes 15 sessions of 45 minutes and is implemented twice a week. This program is based on the program of Pedro-Carroll & Jones (2005) and includes 4 general areas: 1-emotions, family and family changes, 2- coping skills (learning how to deal with problems and emotions), 3- child relationships and parents and 4- children's perception of themselves and their families. Each session includes objectives, activities (eg, stories, puppetry, interactive games), materials, procedures, and review questions.
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
The second intervention: the parent training program based on Assisting Children Through Transition (A.C.T.) is a preventive program that includes 6 sessions of 120 minutes that are implemented once a week. This program is an expanded form of the original program by Pedro Carroll (2010). The content of these sessions includes 1- risk and understanding emotions, 2- preparing children for the changes of divorce and providing positive approaches for difficult decisions according to the children's developmental age, 3- examining the dangers of unresolved conflict and anger management.4- Acquiring skills to strengthen children's resilience, 5- Parenting with emotional intelligence and 6- New relationships, dating and remarriage.
Category
Lifestyle
3
Description
Control group: The control group did not receive any training program and usual care
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Etemad Counseling Center
Full name of responsible person
Babollah Bakshipour
Street address
Etemad Consulting Center, Parsa Building, Qaran St, Sari City
City
Sari
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
4818647841
Phone
+98 11 3330 0527
Email
ba_bakhshipour@yahoo.com
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Hamed Samadi
Street address
Floor 5, Azad University, Farah Abad Rd., Khazar Sq, Sari
City
ساری
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
48164-194
Phone
+98 11 3444 5113
Email
eng.hamed.sa@gmail.com
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Islamic Azad University
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Ghodratollah Abbasi
Position
Associate professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Floor 5, Human Sciences Bldgs, Azad University, Farah Abad Rd, Khazar Sq
City
Sari
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
48164194
Phone
+98 11 3444 5836
Email
abasighodrat@gmail.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Ghodratollah Abbas
Position
Associate professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Floor 5, Human Sciences Bldgs, Azad University, Farah Abad Rd, Khazar Sq
City
Sari
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
48164194
Phone
+98 11 3444 5836
Email
abasighodrat@gmail.com
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Ghodratollah Abbas
Position
Associate professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
میدان خزر، جاده فرح آباد، دانشگاه آزاد، ساختمان علوم انسانی، طبقه 5
City
Sari
Province
Mazandaran
Postal code
48164194
Phone
0098 98 11 3444 5836
Email
abasighodrat@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD