Video Messages to Strengthen Mental Health and Suicide Resilience in LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Parents

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038712

Enrollment

480

Registered

2026-03-16

Start date

2026-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

mental health, resilience

Interventions

Group 1: The study is a randomized controlled trial including parents and their LGBTQ+ children (aged 12-24). Participants in the intervention group (arm 1) will take part in a video-based media inter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parent of an LGBTQ+ child or a child who may be LGBTQ+; the child in question is between 12 and 24 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No (at least presumably) LGBTQ+ child between the ages of 12 and 24

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parents: Parental acceptance assessed at T1 (pre-intervention) , T2-T5 (post-intervention each time point includes the watching of new videos), and T6 (follow-up 4 weeks after T5) using the Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale (PARSOS), adapted for transgender and gender-nonconforming identities.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
For parents, at all measurement points (T1-T6): subscale state-anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI); T1-T6, except at T2: subscale survival and coping beliefs (Reasons for Living Inventory, RLI), PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), Parental Stress Scale (PSS), parental engagement with the child's identity/orientation (self-developed); T2-T5: Identification Scale; T1 & T6: LGBTQ+ phobia Scale (adapted Homophobia Scale); baseline only: parenting style (Multi-dimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale, MAPS) For youth, at all their measurement points (at parental T1, T5, T6): Parental acceptance as perceived by the child using an adapted version of the PARSOS; Outness Scale; Subscales of RFL-A (Reasons for Living – Adolescents): Future Optimism, Family Alliance, Peer Acceptance and Support, Self-Acceptance; PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire)	—

Measure

Time frame

For parents, at all measurement points (T1-T6): subscale state-anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI); T1-T6, except at T2: subscale survival and coping beliefs (Reasons for Living Inventory, RLI), PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), Parental Stress Scale (PSS), parental engagement with the child's identity/orientation (self-developed); T2-T5: Identification Scale; T1 & T6: LGBTQ+ phobia Scale (adapted Homophobia Scale); baseline only: parenting style (Multi-dimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale, MAPS) For youth, at all their measurement points (at parental T1, T5, T6): Parental acceptance as perceived by the child using an adapted version of the PARSOS; Outness Scale; Subscales of RFL-A (Reasons for Living – Adolescents): Future Optimism, Family Alliance, Peer Acceptance and Support, Self-Acceptance; PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire)

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactThomas Niederkrotenthaler

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion

thomas.niederkrotenthaler@meduniwien.ac.at4314016034611

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026