The Evaluation of a School Climate Videogame Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognitive Reappraisal; Self Efficacy
• Interventions: Behavioral: School Climate Assessment Survey; Device: videogame

• Registration Number: NCT04025294
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

A randomized control trial of a videogame intervention to assess and improve school climate.

Detailed Description

To assess the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a videogame intervention designed to teach teens the skills in restructuring thoughts and then empowering them to take action and improve their school climate.

For this project, the play2PREVENT Lab aims to assess the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a videogame intervention designed to teach teens the skills in restructuring thoughts and then empowering them to take action and improve their school climate. Program and school staff will enroll participants between the ages of 14-19 years old to play our videogame during their after school programs. Before and after gameplay, participants will answer assessment questions related to self-efficacy, cognitive reappraisal, and dimensions of school climate. Questions will also assess participants' feedback on the videogame. Students not randomly assigned to the videogame intervention will only respond to assessment questions. The data will be transmitted electronically via Qualtrics data collection platform to the Lab for further analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-18
• Study Start: 2019-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-30
• Study Completion: 2020-12-30
• Status Verified: 2021-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be a current high school student
• English-speaking
• Willing to provide minor assent
• Willing to provide parental consent (if under 18 years old)
• Willing to play/use the game/tool for about 45 minutes to 1 hour after school
• Willing to answer questions about their experiences in playing the game, questions around school climate, and questions around self-efficacy on an iPad for about 30 minutes
• Willing to participate in an optional focus group for about 30 minutes

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Exclusion Criteria

• Those that do not meet the criteria above

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Students receiving school climate assessment	School Climate Assessment Survey	The control group differs from the experimental group as it includes the school climate assessment tool but excludes the mini-games
Students playing videogame	videogame	The experimental group will consist of our videogame intervention including the five mini-games.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measuring self-efficacy at baseline	baseline	Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), before playing the videogame. Items from the general self-efficacy questionnaire will assess participants' self-efficacy at baseline. This scale uses a 5-point Likert response scale (1=Never, 2=Almost Never, 3=Sometimes, 4=Fairly Often, 5=Very Often). Total self-efficacy score ranges from 10-50.
Change in self-efficacy from baseline	immediately after playing the videogame	Participants will complete a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), immediately after playing the videogame. Items from the general self-efficacy questionnaire will assess participants' self-efficacy at baseline. This scale uses a 5-point Likert response scale (1=Never, 2=Almost Never, 3=Sometimes, 4=Fairly Often, 5=Very Often). Total self-efficacy score ranges from 10-50.
Measuring emotional self-efficacy at baseline	baseline	Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), at baseline. Items from the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) will assess participants' emotional self-efficacy immediately before playing the game. Each of the 6 items used in the study has to be scored on a 5-point scale with 1 = not at all and 5 = very well.
Change in emotional self-efficacy from baseline	immediately after playing the videogame	Participants will complete a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), at baseline. Items from the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) will assess participants' emotional self-efficacy immediately after playing the game. Each of the 6 items used in the study has to be scored on a 5-point scale with 1 = not at all and 5 = very well.
Cognitive reappraisal scores at baseline	immediately after playing the videogame	Participants will complete a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), immediately after playing the videogame. Items from the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) will assess participants' cognitive reappraisal immediately after playing the tool/game.; The ERQ-CA includes 6 items assessing participants' cognitive appraisal. The scale length ranges up to five points with the following options: 1) strongly disagree; 2) disagree, 3) half and half, 4) agree, 5) strongly agree. The range of scores for each scale was 6 to 30.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gameplay post-assessment	immediately after playing the game	Participants will complete a post-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), immediately after playing the game. Twelve items will assess intervention experience and satisfaction from items designed by members of the study team (e.g., How likely do you think completing any of the activities will help you improve how you feel about yourself, others, or social situations? Response options include very likely, likely, might or might not, unlikely, very unlikely.) These questions are not part of a larger scale.
School Climate	Baseline	Participants will complete a pre-survey through a secured, data collection website (Qualtrics), immediately before playing the videogame. Items from the National School Climate Center will be adapted and used to assess dimensions of participants' school climate, including safety, support for learning, environment, social media, and relationships. Response options include yes, no, not applicable. These questions are not part of a larger scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale Center for Health & Learning Games; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States