Pilot of a Father-based Intervention to Support Adolescents' Reproductive Health
Wellesley College
Summary
This study proposes to pilot an online intervention to support father-teen health-promoting talk about sex and relationships using Social Cognitive Theory, and to evaluate this intervention's acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy, using an Intervention Mapping approach. This study involves conducting a pilot intervention with 50 pairs of fathers and their high-school aged teens. Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed through program data such as participants' pilot enrollment, lesson feedback, and program retention, survey data and member checks through debrief interviews (5 father, 5 teens). Preliminary assessment of directionality of change in participants' health-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations over the course of the pilot intervention (pre- and post-intervention surveys) to determine whether a full-scale R01 is warranted.
Description
This study proposes to pilot an online intervention to support father-teen health-promoting talk about sex and relationships using Social Cognitive Theory, and to evaluate this intervention's acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy, using an Intervention Mapping approach. This study involves conducting a pilot intervention with 50 pairs of fathers and their high-school aged teens. Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed through program data such as participants' pilot enrollment, lesson feedback, and program retention, survey data from Acceptability of Intervention Measure…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 14+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion criteria for fathers: * adult (18 or older) * father (biological, step, adopted, or foster) of a participating teen and * report regular contact with the teen * healthy enough to participate in online surveys, an online intervention, interactive activities (either online, over the phone or in-person) with the adolescent, and an online support group * speak English * have a reading level of 6th grade or above. Exclusion criteria for fathers: * not a father (biological, step, adopted, or foster) of a participating high-school aged teen * under the age of 18 * not in regular contact…
Interventions
- BehavioralPilot program study
To assess program feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy, we will pilot the intervention with a purposive sample of 50 father-teen pairs (100 participants total). All participants will receive the program.
Location
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts