Attitudes towards harmful behaviours in adolescent dating and relationship contexts Other
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-armed parallel cluster randomised controlled efficacy trial with random allocation at the school level and stopping rules between trial waves (there are two cohorts) pertaining to recrui
Sponsors
University of Manchester
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Recruitment will take place at the school level, meaning most inclusion criteria will apply to schools. These are: 1. Must be a non-independent or dependent mainstream school in the Greater London area 2. Must be a secondary school 3. School must be completely naïve to the intervention (i.e., schools that have already been the site for delivery of LSV programme are excluded) Pupil-level inclusion criteria: 4. Pupils must be in Year 9 at the time of the baseline online surveys 5. Pupils must attend a participating school in the 2026/27 (Wave 1) or 2027/28 (Wave 2) academic years at the time of the online surveys 6. Pupils cannot have been opted out of the study by their parents/carers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools and participants that do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attitudes towards harmful behaviours in adolescent dating and relationship contexts, measured using the Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Scale (MADVA) at two separate timepoints (T1 and T2) separated by approximately 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of healthy relationships measured using a bespoke measure to be developed, scoring will be 0-100%, with higher scores indicating greater knowledge of healthy relationships, at two separate time points (T1 and T2) separated by approximately 12 months;Informal and professional help-seeking intentions measured using a measure to be adapted from Hedge et al, 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21862) at two separate time points (T1 and T2) separated by approximately 12 months;Prosocial behaviour measured using a Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire subscale at two separate time points (T1 and T2) separated by approximately 12 months | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactJoao Santos
Outcome results
None listed