Native Spirit After-School Program for Youth Substance Use and Self-Esteem
This study is testing an after-school program called Native Spirit, which is designed for Native American youth aged 12-17. The program is culturally-focused, with 10 weekly sessions led by a local cultural expert. Researchers want to see if participating in Native Spirit can help prevent or reduce substance use, improve self-esteem, and build resilience. They will measure these things at the beginning of the program, right after it ends, and three months later. The study is currently recruiting 60 participants who are members of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community or the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and are already involved in after-school programs.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 60 participants and uses a wait-list control design. It is not specified if participants will be randomly assigned to groups.
- What's involved
- You would participate in a 10-session after-school program, with each session lasting 1.5-2 hours. You would also complete surveys at the beginning of the program, immediately after, and three months later, with the initial survey taking 20-30 minutes.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for three months after the intervention ends to measure long-term effects.
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Native Spirit: Significant Aim 3: Intervention
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Amanda Hunter, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Assistant Professor
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What this trial measures
- Past 30-Day Substance UseBaseline, Immediately Post-Invervention, 3 months follow-up post-intervention
Data collection will focus on recent, self-reproted (past 30-day) use frequency of alcohol, cigarettes/e- cigarettes, marijuana, and other hard drugs (crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, etc.). The survey will also include a qualifying question on lifetime use of the following substances in order to measure delay of onset of use (in the case that participants have never used any of the measured substances).
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBaseline, Immediately Post-Invervention, 3 months follow-up post-intervention
Self-Reported measure of self-esteem using the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. The is scored by totaling the individual 4-point items after reverse-scoring the negatively worded items with a minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher scores indicate a better outcome (stronger sense of self-esteem).
- Child and Youth Resilience MeasureBaseline, Immediately Post-Invervention, 3 months follow-up post-intervention
Self-Reported measure of resilience using the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. The items within the measures can be directly summed to gain a total score of an individual's resilience. Responses are on a 5-point Likert scale (going from 1-5), the minimum score is 17 and the maximum score is 85. Higher scores indicate a better outcome (stronger sense of resilience).
- Cultural EfficacyBaseline, Immediately Post-Invervention, 3 months follow-up post-intervention
Self-Reported measure of cultural efficacy. This is on a 5-point Likert scale with a minimum score of 8 and maximum score of 40. Higher scores indicate a better outcome (cultural efficacy).
- Awareness of Connectedness ScaleBaseline, Immediately Post-Invervention, 3 months follow-up post-intervention
Self-Reported measure of awareness of connectedness to culture using the Awareness of Connectedness Scale. This is a 3-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 12 to 36. Higher scores indicate a better outcome (stronger awareness of connectedness).