Adolescents and young adults in foster care
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: After checking the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the participants of the intervention group receive access to the modules, which are accessible in a personalized, passwort-protected area
Sponsors
MSB Medical School Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 21 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents and young adults, aged 14 to 21 years, who were adopted or placed in foster care and are willing to participate in an internet-based prevention program. Further inclusion criteria are sufficient writing and reading skills in German and access to the internet by a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or other mobile device.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acute child endangerment, receiving other psychosocial approaches aiming at (re-)victimization, the presence of severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 >15 at baseline), suicide ideation (indicated by a score of >1 on the suicidal thought item of the PHQ at baseline).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hypothesize lower victimization rates in the intervention group compared to the wait list control group at the time of follow-up, as measured by a composite score from the Bullying Screener and the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hypothesize reduced risk-taking behavior, reduced levels of aggressive tendencies, less depressiveness and loneliness and an increased recognition of problematic/dangerous situations and increased levels of empathy and prosocial behavior in the intervention group compared to the wait list control group at follow-up. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBetteke van Noort
MSB Medical School Berlin
Outcome results
None listed