Wise Interventions in the Digital Society
- Conditions
- GroomingRisk BehaviorCyberbullying
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Wise Intervention (Self-affirmation and Incremental theory of personality)Behavioral: Standard preventive intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT04497506
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Deusto
- Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Wise intervention based on self-affirmation (SA) and Implicit Theories of Personality (ITP) in Spanish adolescents and young people. Half of participants will receive the ITP and self-affirmation intervention, while the other half will receive a control intervention.
- Detailed Description
Adolescence is a period that involves important transitions and learning opportunities. Adolescents and young people learn and develop new competencies and facets in the digital society. Hence, a large part of their social relationships takes place through social media.This offers them numerous positive opportunities for the emotional and social development of adolescents and young people. They can develop positive interactions through prosocial behaviors, empathy, and social support towards others. At the same time it is not without potential risks, especially in adolescence, a stage of psychological vulnerability for risky behaviors. Very recently, interest in scientific social psychology has grown due to a new approach to interventions, which have been called "wise interventions." This approach involves a set of rigorous techniques, based on theory and research, that address specific psychological processes to help people thrive in various life environments. The main objective of this project is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a wise intervention based on self-affirmation (SA) and Implicit Theories of Personality (ITP) to promote various online prosocial behaviors (help, empathy, collaboration) and prevent online risk and harassment behaviors (online bullying, sexting, grooming). Secondary objectives are (1) to assess the moderating role of gender and the degree of evolutionary development of adolescents and young people, and (2) to evaluate potential mediating mechanisms for the effectiveness of the interventions. The study will involve the evaluation of the intervention in a sample of around 1000 young and adolescents randomly allocated to experimental and control condition.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1212
- Informed consent by the adolescents and their parents.
- To be fluent in Spanish and/or Euskera.
- Lack of permission by parents and the adolescent.
- Lack of understanding of the instructions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Self-affirmation and Incremental theory of personality Wise Intervention (Self-affirmation and Incremental theory of personality) 1 hour Wise intervention (based on SA and ITP) consisting on several tasks to be completed online individually. Standard preventive intervention Standard preventive intervention 1 hour educational intervention (about stress management) consisting on several tasks to be completed online individually.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline scores of the Cyber Bullying Questionnaire (CBQ; Calvete et al., 2010; Gámez-Guadix, Villa-George, & Calvete, 2014) Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Self reported levels of perpetration (9 items) and victimization (9 items) of peer cyber aggression. Each item is scored 0-4 (0 = never; 4 = almost every week).
Change from baseline scores of the Online Sexual Solicitation and Interaction of Minors with Adults Questionnaire (Gámez-Guadix, De Santisteban, & Alcazar, 2017). Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Self reported items that assess the sexual interactions with an adult (10 items). Items are rated on a four-point response scale ranging from 0 (never) to 3 (6 or more times).
Change from baseline scores of the Sexting questionnaire (Gámez-Guadix, Almendros, Borrajo, & Calvete, 2015). Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Self reported items about sending photos, information or videos of sexual or intimate content to three potential recipients: a partner, a friend and someone they have met on Internet but not in person (3 items). A five-point response scale was used ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (7 or more times).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline scores of the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire (CDAQ; Borrajo et al., 2015) Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months (only in participants with a dating relationship). Self reported items about dating aggressive behaviors of perpetration (4 items) and victimization (4 items). Items scored 0-3 (0 = never; 3 = almost always).
Change from baseline scores of the reduced version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D; Rueda-Jaimes et al., 2009). Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Self reported symptoms of depression through 10 items, with a four-point response scale ranging from 0 (practically never) to 3 (almost all the time).
Change from baseline scores of the Online Prosocial Behavior Scale (OPBS; Erreygers, Vandebosch, Vranjes, Baillien y De Witte, 2017). Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Self reported items about online prosocial behaviors (4 items). A five-point response scale was used ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (every day).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Deusto
🇪🇸Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain