MASH: Evaluation of a Middle School Comprehensive Sexual Health Media Literacy Education Program
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a media literacy education program for middle school students with the goal of enhancing decision-making skills to prevent early and risky sexual behavior and teen pregnancy, and encourage healthy relationships.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Media Aware-Sexual Health 10-lesson middle school, comprehensive sexual health program developed based upon the Message Interpretation Processing model designed to increase critical thinking skills about media messages and reduce risky sexual behaviors. |
Behavioral: Media Aware-Sexual Health
10-lesson middle school, comprehensive sexual health media literacy education program. Each lesson take approximately 50 minutes to teach and will be taught every school day for 2 weeks.
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| No Intervention: Wait-list control
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in self-reported sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in self-reported intentions to engage in sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported intentions to engage in sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported attitude toward sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported attitude toward sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported attitudes toward contraception assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported attitudes toward contraception assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported attitude toward sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported attitude toward sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding contraception assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding contraception assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported perceived norms regarding sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy to refusal sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy to refusal sexual activity assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy to use contraception assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy to use contraception assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy for sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported self-efficacy for sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported intentions for condom/contraception use assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported intentions for condom/contraception use assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in self-reported intentions for sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in self-reported intentions for sexual communication assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
Other Outcome Measures
- Change in media deconstruction skills assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in media deconstruction skills assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in perceived realism of media messages assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in perceived realism of media messages assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in perceived similarity to media messages assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in perceived similarity to media messages assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in perceived desirability of media messages assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in perceived desirability of media messages assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in media skepticism assessed via self-report questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in media skepticism assessed via self-report questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in identification to media messages assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in identification to media messages assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in acceptance of dating violence norms assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in acceptance of dating violence norms assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
- Change in acceptance of gender role norms assessed via questionnaire. [2 weeks]
- Change in acceptance of gender role norms assessed via questionnaire. [3 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be able to read and write in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | innovation Research & Training | Durham | North Carolina | United States | 27707 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Innovation Research & Training
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Tracy M Scull, PhD, Innovation Research & Training
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- iRT-2R44HD061193-02-RCT
- 2R44HD061193-02