The Effectiveness of a Dutch Prevention Program on Social-emotional Skills and Juvenile Delinquency in Children

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

220 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-20

Study Completion Date

2025-09-26

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the prevention program Kapot Sterk is effective.

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Detailed Description

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Given the growing concerns about youth's involvement in criminal behavior, there is a strong need for effective interventions to prevent it. However, knowledge about the effectiveness of prevention programs for juveniles is currently lacking. Incredibly Strong (translate as Kapot Sterk) is a prevention program designed to improve self-esteem, self-control, and resistance to peer pressure among pupils in elementary schools. By enhancing these social-emotional skills, the program ultimately aims to reduce youths' vulnerability to recruitment and involvement in criminal activities. The effects of Incredibly Strong on juvenile delinquency and other life domains are investigated, using a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Conditions

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At Risk for Criminal Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A cluster RCT will be used to determine the effectiveness of the program Incredibly Strong. Within each school, classes will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group, in which the program starts as soon as possible, or to a waitlist control group, which starts after the follow-up period (three months). Randomization to either the experimental or control group will take place using a computerized randomization in a 1:1 ratio. Classes in the waitlist control group receive the program approximately 5 months later, but still within the same school year, allowing all classes to receive the program.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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experimental group

This group will participate in the program Kapot Sterk.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Kapot Sterk (translate as Incredibly Strong)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The program consists of five lessons of approximately 60 minutes long, delivered over a period of four to eight weeks. The lessons are facilitated by trained pedagogical staff (e.g., youth workers), while the school's own teachers are always present during the sessions. Lessons include active learning strategies such as role-playing, group discussions, and reflection exercises, often based on realistic and recognizable scenarios. The program focuses on strengthening key social-emotional skills, such as self-esteem, self-control, and resistance to peer pressure.

control group

This group will not participate in the program. They will receive the program afterwards, once data collection is finished.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Kapot Sterk (translate as Incredibly Strong)

The program consists of five lessons of approximately 60 minutes long, delivered over a period of four to eight weeks. The lessons are facilitated by trained pedagogical staff (e.g., youth workers), while the school's own teachers are always present during the sessions. Lessons include active learning strategies such as role-playing, group discussions, and reflection exercises, often based on realistic and recognizable scenarios. The program focuses on strengthening key social-emotional skills, such as self-esteem, self-control, and resistance to peer pressure.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL