Help-seeking Intentions of ROTC Trainees

Impact of Peer-delivered Versus Authority-delivered Information on Help-seeking Intentions of ROTC Trainees

Online survey measuring pre-post stigma and intentions to seek care for musculoskeletal injuries using peer and authority-delivered health promotion videos.

The survey will be hosted via QualtricsXM and accessible via an anonymous link. When participants open the survey, they will be presented with the survey's information sheet explaining the study's purpose and procedures. The information sheet will make it clear that completing the survey is voluntary and cadets may cease the survey at any time. Data from unfinished surveys will not be included in final analyses for any reports produced from this survey. Participants will complete demographics questions. Then, participants will answer injury reporting intentions and stigma questions, presented in a randomized order to reduce respondent fatigue. Participants will then watch a health promotion video that encourages reporting musculoskeletal injuries while in ROTC. Participants have the potential to be shown one of three videos: an officer-delivered health promotion, cadet-delivered health promotion, and a video of an officer exercising. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three videos using the in-built randomization function within Qualtrics. After watching the video, participants will answer the stigma and intentions questions again. After, participants will be asked to provide an email address that will be used to send them a link to complete the survey a second time. The follow-up portion will ask for their unique identifier as described above and have the participants answer the stigma and intentions questions again. All data will be de-identified when exporting responses from Qualtrics. No reference will be made to any individual participant in any way when presenting or reporting these data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-39
• Actively participating in a college or university senior ROTC program (Army, Air Force, or Naval)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anyone who does not meet inclusion criteria