Recognizing Emotional Neglect and Help-Seeking Intention Among Adolescents in Brussels
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Emotional neglect vignettes.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Healthy Adolescents in School-based Population, Emotional Neglect, Help-Seeking Behavior. Basic parameters: 11 years — 25 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Help-Seeking Behavior in Cases of Emotional Neglect: The Decision-Making Process of Adolescents in Dutch-Speaking Secondary Education in Brussels
Overview
The goal of this study is to find out how well adolescents in Dutch-speaking secondary schools in Brussels can recognize emotional neglect, and how this relates to their intention to seek help. The main research questions are: 1. How well do adolescents recognize situations of emotional neglect, and do boys and girls differ in their recognition? 2. Does recognition of emotional neglect predict adolescents' intention to seek help? This study is conducted through an online survey. Participants will read one of four short written stories about an adolescent experiencing emotional neglect. The stories vary by gender (boy or girl) and by the clarity of the neglect (clear or ambiguous). After reading, participants answer questions about the story, including their thoughts and how they might respond in a similar situation. They also answer questions about their own experiences and attitudes toward help-seeking.
Interventions
- Behavioral Emotional neglect vignettes
Participants are randomly assigned to one of four written vignettes of adolescents experiencing emotional neglect. Each vignette differs by gender (boy or girl) and by situation clarity (ambiguous or clear).
Primary outcome measures
- Recognition of emotional neglect [Time frame: Immediately after reading the vignette]
- Help-seeking intention [Time frame: Immediately after reading the vignette]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Severity [Time frame: Immediately after reading the vignette]
- Risk of future harm [Time frame: Immediately after reading the vignette]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age: adolescents aged 11-25 years;
- Education: enrolled in regular full-time secondary education;
- School location: Brussels-Capital Region;
- School language: Dutch;
- Consent: informed consent provided by the adolescent and their parent(s)/guardian.
Exclusion criteria
- Age: younger than 11 years or older than 25 years;
- Education: not enrolled in regular full-time secondary education;
- School location: outside the Brussels-Capital Region;
- School language: non - Dutch-speaking;
- Consent: informed consent not provided by the adolescent or their parent(s)/guardian.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Brussels
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07365891 · 25276_Hulpzoekgedrag