Addressing Relational and Communication Conflicts in Families With Adolescents.
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-17
SponsorUniversidad Autonoma de Baja California
About this trial
Adolescence is a stage characterized by intense emotional and social changes. Young people experience emotions more intensely, but they do not always have the necessary tools to recognize, understand, and regulate them properly. In recent decades, the mental and emotional health of adolescents has become a priority issue on the international agenda. Organizations such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, have noted a worrying increase in emotional and psychological problems in this population, as well as a significant lack of skills to recognize and express their emotions appropriately.
An important aspect of functionality highlighted by scholars in the field is that "a functional family is not defined by the absence of stress, conflict, or problems, but by how effectively it manages them so that they do not interfere with the well-being of its members. A dysfunctional family cannot fulfill this function" (Colapinto in Roizblatt, 2006).
At times, parents may experience misunderstandings or problems within the home. Sharp (2022) notes that interpersonal problems were associated with higher levels of insecure attachment in adolescent offspring, such that adolescents either dismissed the need for attachment or displayed altered concern regarding the relationship; the latter focuses more on how adolescents feel regarding the relationship they have with their parents, and if they lack help or support in acknowledging everything they are going through and feeling, this can continue into adulthood and end up harming how they relate to society and their personal relationships.
Considering the context of the Mexicali Valley, characterized by social, economic, and family vulnerability, it is essential to work together on the emotional development of adolescents and the strengthening of their emotional bond with their parents. In this environment, young people not only go through the changes typical of adolescence, but they may also face complex family dynamics, limited support networks, and few opportunities for emotional education.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adolescents aged 15 to 17
Students enrolled in high school within the Mexicali Valley.
Adolescents who have difficulty identifying or expressing their emotions, such as trouble recognizing what they are feeling.
Adolescents who report difficulties in their relationship or communication with their parents.
Disqualifiers
Adolescents outside the established age range.
Presence of psychological disorders or diagnosed conditions requiring immediate specialized clinical care.
Adolescents currently undergoing intensive psychotherapy focused on similar emotional issues.
Lack of authorization from parents or legal guardians.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Reflective Workshop
BehavioralThe Reflective Workshop is a group intervention methodology designed to work with small groups of 10 to 25 participants. This methodology is based on constructivist interaction, where participants develop skills and attitudes through reflection in action. The reflective workshop is characterized by its ability to create a training space that integrates doing, feeling, and thinking, and is organized into learning activities where participants develop their skills autonomously. In addition, it focuses on group cohesion and coordination, providing useful tools and techniques for intervention. There will be between 8 and 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, where we will mainly work with adolescents on recognizing their emotions.
Treatment groups
15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Reflective WorkshopExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Changing perceptions and meanings regarding communication and family conflicts.
Semi-structured interview. To explore the changes in the perceptions, meanings, and understandings that adolescents in the Mexicali Valley develop regarding family communication and relational conflicts, both before and after participating in a reflective workshop.
Time frame
First week and last week. Before the intervention and after the intervention.2
Strategies or lessons learned.
Participant observation and Field notes. Describe the strategies, reflections, or lessons that adolescents develop to improve communication and the management of family conflicts.
Time frame
10 weeks. During the intervention.3
Changes in discourse.
Participant observation and Field notes. Examine changes in adolescents' discourse regarding family communication, comparing narratives from before and after the workshop.
Time frame
10 weeks. During the intervention.4
Changes in how conflicts are interpreted.
Participant observation and Field notes. Identify changes in the way adolescents interpret, explain, and cope with conflicts with their parents.
Time frame
10 weeks. During the intervention.Locations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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