The ability of the Australian Centre for Arson Research and Treatment (ACART) firesetting treatment program to reduce psychological risk factors in participants aged 14 years and above who have a history of deliberate firesetting.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- nauthorised firesetting behaviour in people over the age of 14.Unauthorised firesetting behaviour in people over the age of 14.Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000640707
- Lead Sponsor
- Bond University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Participants over the age of 14 with a history of at least one unauthorised firesetting incident, assessed as having no significant cognitive impairment or unmanaged serious mental illness at baseline
Exclusion Criteria
Under the age of 14, significant cognitive impairment or unmanaged serious mental health diagnosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome 1: significant reduction in Identification with Fire Scale (Gannon & O' Ciardha, 2011) score[At baseline and at 18 and 30 weeks after intervention commencement];Significant reduction in The Novaco Anger Scale and Provocation Inventory (NAS-PI; Novaco, 2003)[At baseline and at 18, and 30 weeks post intervention commencement];Significant decrease in The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS; Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980)[At baseline and at 18, and 30 weeks post intervention]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Significant reduction in The Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SF; Vodanovich, Wallace, & Kass, 2005)[At baseline, and at 18 and 30 weeks after intervention commencement];Significant increase in The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory (CFSEI; Battle, 1992)[At baseline, and at 18 and 30 weeks after intervention commencement];Significant decrease in scores on The Measure of Criminal Attitudes and Associates-Part B (MCAA-Part B; Mills & Kroner, 1999)[At baseline, and at 18 and 30 week post intervention];Significant increase in scores on The Simple Rathus Assertiveness Schedule—Short Form (SRAS-SF; Jenerette & Dixon, 2010) [At baseline, and at 18 and 30 weeks post intervention commencement]