Primary Prevention
Conditions
Keywords
prevention program, body-image, self-esteem, parents, adolescents
Brief summary
Cluster-Randomized Clinical trial, which includes the development and activation of an intervention program among young adolescents and their parents. Study hypothesis is that the intervention program will yield improvement in adolescents whose parents participated in the program, in comparison with the adolescents whose parents weren't involved in the intervention. Results will be measured using the study questionnaire, to be filled out by the participants before, after, and three months after the completion of the program. The questionnaire will include validated questionnaires with good psychometric qualities. The study protocol was approved by Tel Hai College institutional review board. Parents of all participants, in the intervention and in the control group, received information about the program and the study and were asked to provide informed consent.
Detailed description
Early adolescence (10-13 years) is characterized by hormonal changes and accelerated physiological growth. Significant risk factors for the physical and mental health of children and adolescents include, among others, harmful physical activity, self-esteem and low self-esteem, and negative body image. Milli - a special shield for daily resilience is a preventive intervention program. The main goal of the program is to raise adolescents' self-confidence and prevent negative self-image and body image as well as develop media literacy. In this study, the researchers will focus on the Young Millie program, designed for ages 10-12, fifth and sixth grades, and its core is the development of self-care. To increase the impact of the program on adolescents, the researchers developed a program that will be delivered to parents via a their adolescent children, as the 'agents of change'. Adloescents in the parent-component group will be given assignments to complete together with their parents at home, in coherence with the subject discussed in the weekly session of the school-based program. The study will first evaluate the influence of parents on the program, and then evaluate the difference in adolescent outcomes from the program with or without this supplement. Results will be measured using the study questionnaire, to be filled out by the adolescents before, after, and three months after the completion of the program. The questionnaire will include validated questionnaires with good psychometric qualities. Parents will fill out a satisfaction questionnaire before and after the program. The study protocol was approved by Tel Hai College institutional review board. Parents of all participants, in the intervention and in the control group, received information about the program and the study and were asked to provide informed consent.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExperiment: Millie prevention program, adolescents and active parents
Prevention program: Millie, with the participation of adolescents and parents
BEHAVIORALExperiment: Millie prevention program, adolescents only
Prevention program: Millie, with the participation of adolescents only, no parental involvement in the program
Sponsors
Tel Hai College
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Parents of children 10-12 years old 2. 10-12-year-old children of participating parents 3. Participants who filled out the questionnaires before and after the program 4. Participants whose parents signed a letter of informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
1\. Participants who didn't complete the questionnaires at baseline or at least twice.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in the Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire-4, Affects by Media subscale. | Measured three times over six months: at baseline, immediately after the program ends, and three months after the completion of the program, measuring a change in scores | The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (Schaefer et al., 2015). The investigators included the Media subscale, including 4 items. Items are rated on a 5-point scale: (1) always, (2) often, (3) sometimes, (4) rarely, (5) never. The total score is based on computing the average. A higher score indicates higher pressure from the media to change one's look. |
| Change from Baseline in Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale | Measured three times over six months: at baseline, immediately after the program ends, and three months after the completion of the program, measuring a change in scores | Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965)- 10 items. Scoring involves a method of combined ratings. Low self-esteem responses are disagree or |
| Change from Baseline in Body Esteem Scale | Measured three times over six months: at baseline, immediately after the program ends, and three months after the completion of the program, measuring a change in scores | Body Esteem Scale- This questionnaire examines self-esteem of body and physical appearance and consists of 3 subscales: appearance (10 items), weight (8 items) and attribution 187 to others (5 items). Items are rated on a 5-point scale: (1) never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) 188 often, and (5) always. A higher score indicates higher body-esteem (Mendelson, Mendelson, & White, 2001) |
| Change from Baseline in Advertising Scale | Measured three times over six months: at baseline, immediately after the program ends, and three months after the completion of the program, measuring a change in scores | The Advertising scale contains 1 item- Identification of strategies used by media. This question is reflected as a protective factor. It contains 8 different strategies which participants choose from: higher number of strategies identified indicate better media literacy. (Golan et al., 2013). |
| Change from Baseline in Self-Caring | Measured three times over six months: at baseline, immediately after the program ends, and three months after the completion of the program, measuring a change in scores | Developed by Prof. Moria Golan and assessed in previous research. Includes 14 items which are rated on a 4-point scale: (1) never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) always. Items are summed, and higher scores indicate higher self-care behaviors. This questionnaire was designed to assess self care behaviors in adolescents. |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactMoria Golan
Outcome results
None listed