Lived Experiences of Black Girls in Richmond

Recruiting

• Conditions: Lived Experiences, Strengths, and Community Assets of Black Girls
• Interventions: Behavioral: Interviews; Behavioral: Survey; Behavioral: Focus group

• Registration Number: NCT05858281
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

This study is to understand the quality of life of Black Girls in Richmond, Virginia, which includes generating a report about the status of Black girls in Richmond. Research or reports about the state of the girls are growing more common across the country in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Most of these studies generate deficit narratives focusing on these groups' problems, needs, and deficiencies. Fewer studies focus solely on the experience of Black girls specifically. This study proposes a new approach and explores the quality of life of Black girls using an asset-based approach that thinks differently about the subject of these studies and how to address their needs appropriately.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-04-21
• Study First Submitted: 2023-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-15
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-29
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 579

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Interviews	Interviews	-
Online Survey	Survey	-
Focus group	Focus group	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Interviews outcome	3 months	Strengths of Black girls: summarize the themes of strengths of Black girls; Community assets: summarize the themes of community assets for Black girls
Survey Outcome	3 months	Exploration Subscale is a 7-item instrument about individuals' exploration of their ethnicity measured on a 4-point scale. Community Experience Subscale is measured by a 5-item Rasch-validated measure of youth interpersonal resilience measured on a 4-point scale. Gendered Racial Pride \& Empowerment Subscale is a 19-item scale that reflect the intersectional racial and gender messages young African American women receive measured on a 4-point scale. Spiritual Support Subscale is a 13-item scale that measures spiritual maturity in persons of diverse religious and spiritual beliefs measured on a 6-point scale. Safety and Perceived Safety is a 7-item scale that measures community safety perceived measured on a 5-point scale. Physical Health \& Mental Wellbeing is measured by 13 items of the 36-Item Short Form Survey measured on a 6-point scale or a 5-point scale. Sleep scale is a 5-item measure of subjective sleep quality for adolescents aged 12-18 years measured on a 6-point scale.
Focus group outcome	3 months	Strengths of Black girls: summarize the themes of strengths of Black girls; Community assets: summarize the themes of community assets for Black girls

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States