A Spirituality-Based Group Work Intervention Reduces the Sense of Alienation Among Female Turkish Social Work Students: A Randomized Trial

AYKARA A., AKGÜL GÖK F.

RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, 2025 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/10497315241279748
  • Journal Name: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a spirituality-focused group intervention on the alienation levels of young women and search out exposure to a spirituality-focused group intervention reduces alienation more than no treatment. Methods An 8-week spirituality-focused group work was conducted and selected via a randomized controlled sampling method. Results For the sense of alienation, a significant main effect of time (F = 23.03, p < .01, partial eta(2) = .56, 95% CI [0.20, 0.72]), a significant effect for groups (F = 8.82, p < .01, partial eta(2) = .33, 95% CI [0.03, 0.57]) were observed. The interaction effect between the sense of alienation over time and the group was also found (F = 8.82, p = .27, partial eta 2 = .07, 95% CI [0.30, 0.78]). Conclusion Spirituality-focused group work stands as a pivotal component in mitigating the feeling of alienation experienced by young women of university age.