The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a culturally-specific mentoring intervention to improve socio-emotional skills, psychological well-being, and social support among at-risk youth and to evaluate the proposed mentoring intervention's impact on academic outcomes, social behavior, and caregiver perceptions of social-emotional competencies. Additionally, it seeks to gather stakeholder feedback to refine the intervention further.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
The intervention will utilize a culturally specific, socio-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, adapted based on feedback from the focus groups. The intervention will consist of 10 weekly mentoring sessions lasting 1 hour each. Licensed clinicians will lead sessions and will also serve as mentors.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Change in Social Emotional Competence as measured by the Social Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ)
The SECQ consists of 25 items, divided into five domains:Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision-Making.Each domain includes 5 items and each is scored from 1(never) to 5 (always) for a maximum score of 25 for each domain. An average of all 25 item responses is calculated and score range is 1.0-5.0, higher score indicating greater social emotional competence.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks)
Change in Parenting Sense of Competence as measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
The Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) contains 16 items and each is scored on a 6-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 6 (Strongly Agree) for a maximum score of 96, higher scores indicating greater parenting competence.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks)
Change in Psychological Well-Being as measured by Psychological Well-Being (Ryff's 18-item) assessment
Ryff's 18-item Psychological Well-Being Scale assesses six dimensions of well-being: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Each subscale consists of 3 items, rated on a 6-point Likert scale from "Strongly Disagree" (1) to "Strongly Agree" (6). Maximum score is 108 and higher scores indicate greater psychological well-being.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks)
Change in depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms as measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)
DASS-21) is a validated self-report questionnaire that assesses symptoms across three domains: depression, anxiety, and stress. Each domain consists of 7 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (Did not apply to me at all)-3( Applied to me very much, or most of the time). Scores for each domain are summed and then multiplied by 2 to match the original DASS-42 scale for a maximum score of 126. Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks)
Change in Academic Self-Efficacy as measured by the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES)
ASES consists of 9 items, each rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1(not at all confident) to 5(extremely confident) for a maximum score of 45. Higher scores indicate greater academic self-efficacy
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks)
Change in emotional and behavioral functioning as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
SDQ consists of 25 items across five subscales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale from 0 (Not True), 1 (Somewhat True) , 2 (Certainly True) for a maximums score of 40 for the Emotional Symptoms, Conduct Problems, Hyperactivity/Inattention, and Peer Relationship Problems subscales and higher score indicates greater difficulties. the Prosocial Behavior subscale has a score range from 0-10 and higher score indicate more positive social behavior.
Time frame: pre- and post-intervention assessments (at 10 weeks).
Change in perceived social support as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
MSPSS consists of 12 items, with 4 items in each domain, rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (Very Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Very Strongly Agree) for a maximum of score of 84. Higher scores indicate greater perceived social support.
Time frame: pre- and post-intervention assessments (at 10 weeks).
Change in well-being as measured by the Multidimensional Well-Being Assessment (MWBA)
This is a 30 item questionnaire with each item scored from 1( not at all) to 5 (very often), for a maximum total score of 150. Higher scores indicate better well-being.
Time frame: pre- and post-intervention assessments (at 10 weeks).
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