Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP) Outcomes Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 250
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Pro-Social Involvement
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes.
The main question it aims to answer is:
How is youth participation in the summer youth employment program, the True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun Evolved from Risk (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project), which is designed to address root causes of gun violence, associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, aggression, and firearm-related attitudes and behaviors?
详细描述
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes. The main question it aims to answer is:
How is youth participation in a summer youth employment program that is designed to address root causes of gun violence (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R project), associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, retaliatory attitudes, aggression, and firearm behaviors?
To examine this question, participants will be invited to complete four surveys over the course of one year to assess attitudinal and behavioral change:
- A pre-test at the start of the program
- A first post-test 2-4 weeks following the conclusion of the program
- A second post-test 6 months following the conclusion of the program
- A third and final post-test 12 months following the conclusion of the program
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 24 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Youth in Washington D.C. who are participating in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project, a grassroots youth firearm violence prevention program
排除标准
- •Emancipated minors
研究组 & 干预措施
Wave 1
Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2022
干预措施: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project (Behavioral)
Wave 2
Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2023
干预措施: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project (Behavioral)
Wave 3
Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2024
干预措施: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project (Behavioral)
Wave 4
Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2025
干预措施: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Pro-Social Involvement
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in pro-social involvement (i.e., youth participants' involvement in pro-social community organizations and activities) over time using an 8-item adapted Participation in Groups and Voluntary Organizations scale; the units of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 8; higher scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Aggressive Behavior
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in non-firearm related aggressive behavior (i.e., fighting, non-firearm weapon carriage) over time using a 3-item Aggressive Behaviors scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum: 0, Maximum: 15, lower scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Civic Efficacy
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in civic efficacy (i.e., youth participants' sense of belief that they can create positive change in their communities) over time using the 3-item Civic Efficacy scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 5, higher scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Firearm Carriage Frequency
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in the frequency of firearm carriage (for any reason besides hunting, target shooting, competitive shooting, or recreation) over time using 1-item; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum: 1 Maximum: 7, lower scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Firearm Aggression
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in youth participants' firearm aggression (i.e., threatening someone with a gun, firing at or around someone), using a two-item scale adapted from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Means and Standard Deviations of scale scores, Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10, lower scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Attitudes towards Violence and Retaliation
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in youth participants' attitudes toward violence and retaliation over time using a 3-item Retaliatory Attitudes scale; the units of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 5; lower scores indicate a better outcome
Change in Firearm Use
时间窗: Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation
The investigators will assess change in youth participants' firearm use (i.e., handling a gun, firing a gun, holding a gun in a selfie) over time, using a three-item Firearm Use scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Means and Standard Deviations of scale scores, Minimum: 0 Maximum: 18, lower scores indicate a better outcome
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Marc A. Zimmerman
Principal Investigator
University of Michigan