Effects of `It Gets Better´ Suicide Prevention Videos Targeting LGBTQ Adolescents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00019913

Enrollment

341

Registered

2020-01-02

Start date

2020-01-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Suicidality Help-seeking behaviour, sexual identity, hopelessness, depression R45.8

Interventions

Group 1: The participants will be randomly allocated to a group. LGBTQ adolescents (from the general population) will watch a suicide prevention video from the Austrian "It Gets Better" project. Prio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 22 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Adolescent defines him or herself to be LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender or questioning) - sufficient language skills in German - Adolescent did not participate in the study yet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - adolescent acutely suicidal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Suicidality (Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents, Osman, Downs, Kopper, Barrios, Baker, & Osman, 1998; measured at T1, T2, and T3) (T1: prior to exposure to video; T2: immediately following exposure to video; T3: follow up 4 weeks later)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck, 1988; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Help Seeking Behaviour (General Help Seeking Questionnaire, Wilson, Deane, Ciarrochi, & Rickwood, 2005; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Sexual Identity (Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale, Mohr & Kendra, 2011; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, Richardson, McCauley, Grossman, McCarty, Richards, Russo, Rockhill, & Katon, 2010; measured at T1 and T3) - Current mood, subscale low vs. high mood (Becker, 1988; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Identification (Identification Scale, Cohen, 2001; measured at T2) (T1: prior to exposure to video; T2: immediately following exposure to video; T3: follow up 4 weeks later)	—

Measure

Time frame

- Hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck, 1988; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Help Seeking Behaviour (General Help Seeking Questionnaire, Wilson, Deane, Ciarrochi, & Rickwood, 2005; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Sexual Identity (Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale, Mohr & Kendra, 2011; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, Richardson, McCauley, Grossman, McCarty, Richards, Russo, Rockhill, & Katon, 2010; measured at T1 and T3) - Current mood, subscale low vs. high mood (Becker, 1988; measured at T1, T2 and T3) - Identification (Identification Scale, Cohen, 2001; measured at T2) (T1: prior to exposure to video; T2: immediately following exposure to video; T3: follow up 4 weeks later)

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Countries

Austria, Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Kirchner

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Department für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin

stefanie.kirchner@meduniwien.ac.at+4314016034619

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026