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Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Targeting Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Suicidal ideation (Reasons for Living)
Registration Number
DRKS00017405
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Universität WienZentrum für Public HealthAbteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
299
Inclusion Criteria

14-19 years of age,
adolescents living in Austria,
good knowledge of the German language

Exclusion Criteria

< 14 or > 19 years of age,
insufficient knowledge of German language,
IQ < 80,
acute Psychosis,
acute risk of harm to self or others
no capacity for consent / no consent from parents

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Suicide ideation measured by the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A, Osman et al., 1998; measured at T1, T2 & T3) <br><br>(T1: bevore the intervention; T2: shortly after the intervention; T3: 4 weeks after the intervention)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mood (Affective State Scale, Becker, 1988; measured at T1, T2 & T3)<br>• Attitudes Toward Suicide (Cognitions Concerning Suicide Scale, Cwik et al., 2017; measured at T1, T2 & T3)<br>• Stigma Toward Suicide (Stigma of Suicide Scale, Batterham et al., 2013; measured at T1, T2 & T3)<br>• Help Seeking Behaviour (General Help Seeking Questionnaire, Wilson et al., 2005; measured at T1, T2 & T3)<br>• Knowledge on Suicide (Revised Facts on Suicide Quiz, Voracek et al. 2008; measured at T1, T2 & T3)<br>• Identification with the Protagonist (Identification Scale, Cohen, 2001; measured at T2)<br><br>(T1: bevore the intervention; T2: shortly after the intervention; T3: 4 weeks after the intervention)<br>
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