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Who Are You (WAY) Online Social and Emotional Learning Program for Adolescents

NCT07780864 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-08-25

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Summary

This study evaluated the Who Are You (WAY) program, a 10-week online social and emotional learning program designed for adolescents. The program aims to help young people better understand and manage emotions, regulate their behavior, stay motivated in learning, cope with stress, and develop goal-directed skills.

A total of 120 adolescents took part in the study, including 60 middle-school students and 60 high-school students. Within each educational group, participants were randomly assigned either to the WAY program or to a waitlist group that continued with their usual education. The WAY program combined weekly one-to-one online sessions with structured independent learning activities.

Participants completed assessments before and after the 10-week period. The main outcomes were self-regulation, emotional intelligence, academic motivation, and perceived stress. Academic achievement was also assessed as a secondary educational outcome.

The study tested the hypothesis that adolescents assigned to the WAY program would show greater improvement in social-emotional functioning than adolescents assigned to the waitlist condition.

Conditions

  • Adolescent Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Who Are You (WAY) Social and Emotional Learning Program

WAY is a manualized, digitally supported social and emotional learning program designed for adolescents. It was delivered individually over 10 consecutive weeks. Each weekly module combined a synchronous online session with structured asynchronous activities. The program addressed self-awareness, emotional understanding and regulation, academic motivation, goal setting, planning, self-monitoring, stress management, adaptive coping, empathy, communication, collaborative problem solving, and maintenance of acquired skills. Sessions used guided discussion, reflective questioning, experiential activities, structured exercises, individualized reflection, and goal setting.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Melih Dikmen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-15
Primary Completion
2026-03-27
Completion
2026-03-27

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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