Divorce Adjustment Program for Women

Launched by DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY · Oct 9, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a special program designed to help women adjust after going through a divorce. The program, called the Divorce Adjustment Program (DAP), is structured to be sensitive to different cultures and will be delivered in an online group setting. Women who participate will be compared to a group that will not receive the program right away, to see how effective and helpful the DAP is for those dealing with divorce-related challenges.

To be eligible for this study, women must be legally divorced and experiencing difficulties adjusting to their new situation. They should not be remarried or currently in a romantic relationship, and they should not be receiving therapy at the same time. Participants can expect to attend group sessions online, where they will learn strategies to cope with their feelings and experiences related to divorce. Researchers will monitor how many women attend the sessions and gather feedback to understand how helpful the program is. This trial is not recruiting participants yet, but it aims to provide valuable support for women navigating the aftermath of divorce.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being legally divorced
• • Adjustment difficulties to divorce as indicated by having a FDAS-SF score of 98 or below for those with children and 94 or below for those without children (these scores are the average scores determined in the FDAS-SF Turkish adaptation study)
• • Not being remarried or involved in a current romantic relationship
• • Not receiving concurrent psychotherapy
• Exclusion Criteria (as determined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 \[DSM-5\] Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure and a confirmatory telephone screening with the eligible participants):
• • Substance use problems
• • Suicidal thoughts
• • Psychotic symptoms