Strategic Thinking and Shaping the Future Training for Midwives' Self-Leadership and Self-Compassion

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Strategic Thinking and Shaping the Future Training: A 21-day online live training program delivered by the same trainer using standard materials and the same program flow for all participants. It consists of seven 3-hour live sessions, assignments between sessions (self-discovery questions, personal mission and vision statements, goal setting, clarification of personal values and activities), and one individual feedback session of about one hour at the end of the program. Content covers the foundations of success, awareness of conscious and subconscious mental processes, designing an effective future and vision, decision-making, inner motivation and external drive, and individual goal setting.

Study summary

Midwives work in emotionally demanding conditions that can increase the risk of burnout and compassion fatigue. This study tests whether a 21-day online live training program, "Strategic Thinking and Shaping the Future," changes midwives' self-leadership and self-compassion. The program includes seven 3-hour live sessions, assignments, and one individual feedback session. Trained midwives are compared with wait-list midwives, who receive the training after follow-up. Questionnaires are completed before the training, right after it, and about three months after baseline. A smaller group is also interviewed about their experience.

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Primary outcome measure(s)

• Self-leadership level (Turkish Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire total score) — Baseline (T0), immediately after the training (T1; approximately 1 month after baseline), and approximately 3 months after baseline (T2)
  Self-leadership is measured with the Turkish adaptation of the Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire (Houghton \& Neck, 2002; Tabak, Sığrı \& Türköz, 2013). The 29-item self-report scale covers behavior-focused, natural reward, and constructive thought pattern strategies. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never, 5 = always); the total score ranges from 29 to 145, and higher scores indicate higher self-leadership. The outcome is the change in total score from baseline (T0) to T1 and T2, compared between the training group and the wait-list control group.

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