Study Protocol for a Peer-led Web-based Intervention to Promote Safe Usage of Dating Applications Amongst Young Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Sex, Unsafe
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 578
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Self Efficacy: This Will be Measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a program in promoting the safe usage of dating applications amongst young adults in Hong Kong. One group will receive the program regarding dating applications and the other group will receive a placebo program regarding health and exercise.
Detailed Description
Dating applications are a popular platform to meet new people; however, they have been associated with risks such as unsafe sexual behavior and privacy concerns in young adults. The study design is an open-labeled cluster randomized controlled trial with an intervention and a placebo control arm. The intervention group will receive a web-based intervention developed through focus group discussions, crowdsourcing contest, and a Peer-Vetted Creative Production (PVCP) workshop comprising of four short videos, a risk assessment tool, and a scenario game. The control group will receive a web-based resource with similar multimedia elements on health and exercise. Based on the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model, the primary outcome of this study is self-efficacy in using dating applications measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale. Secondary outcomes include change in attitudes regarding risk perception measured by the Risk Propensity Scale and depression symptoms.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •17-27 years old
- •Able to read and understand Chinese
Exclusion Criteria
- •Have a physical impediment (e.g. blindness) to prevent them from accessing the content
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self Efficacy: This Will be Measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale
Time Frame: 8 months
The primary outcome will be the self-efficacy on the safe usage of dating. applications among young adults in Hong Kong. This will be measured by the General Self Efficacy Scale. The General Self Efficacy Scale is a 10-item scale (with 4 level Likert scale ranging from "not true at all" to "exactly true") measuring one's self-belief in completing certain tasks or overcoming difficulties. The total score is calculated by finding the sum of all items with the total score ranging between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating a higher level of self efficacy.
Secondary Outcomes
- Risk Taking Tendencies Will be Measured by the The Risk Propensity Scale.(8 month)
- Depression Symptoms Will be Measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2).(8 month)