Self Efficacy, Smoking
Conditions
Brief summary
This intervention study evaluates the effectiveness of a digital game intervention supporting smoking refusal self-efficacy among early adolescents (10-13 y). The participants are randomly allocated to two groups: the experimental group that receives the digital game intervention, and the control group that receives no intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGame intervention
Game intervention consists of 15-30 minutes digital health game playing at school and 2 weeks free usage of the digital health game during free time. In addition, after the 2 weeks period of game playing, 30-minute debriefing sessions with a research are held. The digital health game includes visualized elements with sound effects that aim at increasing understanding about the consequences of tobacco product use and supporting refusal skills. The health game includes different mini-games and also textual information. The debriefing sessions with a researcher include small group and group discussions about the themes presented in the game. A researcher leads and teachers facilitate the discussions. The debriefing sessions aim to connect the game experience with daily life situations.
Sponsors
University of Turku
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Goes to school at 4th, 5th, or 6th grade * Sufficient skills in Finnish or Swedish
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in smoking refusal self-efficacy | At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months | Assessed with a smoking refusal self-efficacy scale (scores 6-24; higher scores indicate stronger smoking refusal self-efficacy). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in sources of refusal self-efficacy related to tobacco use | At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months | Subscales for cigarette use (7 items) and snus use (7 items). Both are assessed with a 4-point Likert-scale questionnaire. |
| Change in motivation to decline tobacco use in the future | At baseline, at 2 weeks, and at 3 months | Subscales for cigarette use and snus use. Both are assessed with a 4-point Likert-scale questionnaire (scores 1-4, lower scores indicate stonger motivation to decline tobacco use in future). |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed