Help-Seeking Behavior in Cases of Emotional Neglect: The Decision-Making Process of Adolescents in Dutch-Speaking Secondary Education in Brussels
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Recognition of emotional neglect
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to find out how well adolescents in Dutch-speaking secondary schools in Brussels can recognize emotional neglect, and how this relates to their intention to seek help.
The main research questions are:
- How well do adolescents recognize situations of emotional neglect, and do boys and girls differ in their recognition?
- Does recognition of emotional neglect predict adolescents' intention to seek help?
This study is conducted through an online survey. Participants will read one of four short written stories about an adolescent experiencing emotional neglect. The stories vary by gender (boy or girl) and by the clarity of the neglect (clear or ambiguous). After reading, participants answer questions about the story, including their thoughts and how they might respond in a similar situation. They also answer questions about their own experiences and attitudes toward help-seeking.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 11 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age: adolescents aged 11-25 years;
- •Education: enrolled in regular full-time secondary education;
- •School location: Brussels-Capital Region;
- •School language: Dutch;
- •Consent: informed consent provided by the adolescent and their parent(s)/guardian.
排除标准
- •Age: younger than 11 years or older than 25 years;
- •Education: not enrolled in regular full-time secondary education;
- •School location: outside the Brussels-Capital Region;
- •School language: non - Dutch-speaking;
- •Consent: informed consent not provided by the adolescent or their parent(s)/guardian.
研究组 & 干预措施
boy x clear situation
Participants are exposed to a vignette describing a boy in a clear emotional neglect situation.
干预措施: Emotional neglect vignettes (Behavioral)
boy x ambiguous situation
Participants are exposed to a vignette describing a boy in a ambiguous emotional neglect situation.
干预措施: Emotional neglect vignettes (Behavioral)
girl x ambiguous situation
Participants are exposed to a vignette describing a girl in a ambiguous emotional neglect situation.
干预措施: Emotional neglect vignettes (Behavioral)
girl x clear situation
Participants are exposed to a vignette describing a girl in a clear emotional neglect situation.
干预措施: Emotional neglect vignettes (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Recognition of emotional neglect
时间窗: Immediately after reading the vignette
Recognition is measured by asking participants to indicate whether emotional neglect is present in the vignette, using a 4-point Likert scale (1 = definitely not, 2 = probably not, 3 = probably yes, 4 = definitely yes). Higher scores indicate greater recognition of emotional neglect. Scores will be analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with age as a covariate. Factors include participant gender (boy or girl), vignette gender (boy or girl), and type of situation (ambiguous or clear). Exploratory analyses may examine recognition of other types of maltreatment (physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse).
Help-seeking intention
时间窗: Immediately after reading the vignette
Help-seeking intention is measured by asking participants to indicate whether they would seek help in the situation described in the vignette, using a 4-point Likert scale (1 = definitely not, 2 = probably not, 3 = probably yes, 4 = definitely yes). Higher scores indicate greater intention to seek help. Scores will be analyzed using linear regression, with recognition as the independent variable and help-seeking intention as the dependent variable. Additional analyses will test whether perceived severity and anticipated risk of future harm moderate the relationship between recognition and help-seeking intention.
次要结局
- Severity(Immediately after reading the vignette)
- Risk of future harm(Immediately after reading the vignette)
研究者
Fiona Roulent
Principal Investigator
Vrije Universiteit Brussel