ID-ClimAct. Influence of Social Motives of Clients and Staff on the Social Climate of Secure Settings

Completed

• Conditions: Rehabilitation of Criminals; Social Environment; Interpersonal Relations; Correctional Institutions; Social Dominance
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: CSIV, Social motive; Diagnostic Test: Interpersonal messages and behavior; Diagnostic Test: CCS, Social motive

• Registration Number: NCT06384339
• Lead Sponsor: University Psychiatric Clinics Basel

Brief Summary

The social climate in secure settings is an essential element to successful rehabilitation. Previous studies indicate that staff characteristics are a relevant factor contributing to a beneficial social climate. Yet, secure settings form a specific and challenging work environment. Staff members are faced with clients who present a variety of difficult emotional and behavioural problems. Social motives for caring and cooperation can be blocked in a threatening environment, favouring dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics between individuals. This observational study explores the reciprocal influences of social motives between clients and staff on the social climate within secure settings.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-25
• Study Start: 2024-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-15
• Study Completion: 2024-11-20
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 453

Inclusion Criteria

• Clients who are currently incarcerated within the specified secure settings.
• Staff members currently employed in the specified secure settings.
• Individuals (both clients and staff) who are capable of providing informed consent.
• Clients who are deemed competent and not under any disciplinary restrictions that would preclude participation.
• Staff members who are directly involved with client care and management.

Exclusion Criteria

• Clients who are not considered competent to provide informed consent.
• Staff members who do not have direct interactions with clients (e.g., administrative staff not involved in direct care).
• Clients and staff from open prisons

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Clients	CSIV, Social motive	Adult clients in a secure setting (i.e. prison or forensic mental health psychiatry
Clients	Interpersonal messages and behavior	Adult clients in a secure setting (i.e. prison or forensic mental health psychiatry
Clients	CCS, Social motive	Adult clients in a secure setting (i.e. prison or forensic mental health psychiatry
Staff	CSIV, Social motive	Adult staff in a secure setting (including forensic healthcare staff, social workers, probation officers, prison offers, education staff)
Staff	Interpersonal messages and behavior	Adult staff in a secure setting (including forensic healthcare staff, social workers, probation officers, prison offers, education staff)
Staff	CCS, Social motive	Adult staff in a secure setting (including forensic healthcare staff, social workers, probation officers, prison offers, education staff)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social Climate Perception	Day 1	Measured through Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES). The EssenCES uses a 5-point Likert scale for each item, ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (always). The three subscales Therapeutic Hold, Patients' Cohesion and Experienced Safety each comprises five items, the minimum score for each subscale is 0 and the maximum is 20.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Clinic for Forensics; 🇨🇭 Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland