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The investigators are looking to evaluate how effective a strength-based intervention may be in improving job interview skills in young adults. The investigators are examining the effects of this intervention in young adults who may have difficulty with job interviews, and who may want to improve these skills.
The investigators have developed KF-STRIDE, a promising web-based intervention which focuses on helping autistic transition age youth improve interview skills by 1) learning to identify their unique employable strengths, and 2) practice speaking about those strengths to potential employers in socially appropriate ways. The inability to express one's strengths to a potential employer can negatively affect interview performance and lead to difficulty with job obtainment. Importantly, KF-STRIDE is web-based, so it is highly scalable, and uses well-established principles of positive psychology. The investigators' pilot data evaluating KF-STRIDE in a lab-based setting indicates that after using KF-STRIDE, users experience increased knowledge of their personal strengths and improved job interview skills. However, KF-STRIDE's effectiveness in a real-world setting has not been established. Kessler Foundation (KF) Center for Autism Research will partner with Spectrum Works (or other community partner) (see letter of support) to implement and evaluate KF-STRIDE in a real-world setting. Spectrum Works is a non-profit organization which provides job training and employment opportunities to autistic youth. In the current study, KF-STRIDE will be implemented at Spectrum Works (or other community partner) by Spectrum Work staff members (trained by KF staff).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment Group | Experimental | In this arm, participants would participate in in an intervention program that uses character strengths to improve job maintenance skills in young adults. |
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| Control Group | No Intervention | In this arm, participants are services as usual and will participate in their regular activities. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| KF-STRIDE® | Behavioral | Treatment group will receive 10 web based sessions of a strength-based training tool (once or twice a week). Sessions are approximately 60 minutes long. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mock Job Interview | Blinded reviewers using a standardized scoring measure will rate the video recorded mock job interviews | Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8 |
| Employment Status | We will examine whether the person became employed or other changes to their employment status. Yes=1, No=0 | Baseline, Immediate Post-Test, and 6 months Post-Test |
| Time-to-reach Employment | We will examine how long it took for the person to obtain employment. Assessed as weeks since intervention completion. | 6 months Post-Test |
| Strength Knowledge and Strengths Use Scale (SKUS) | Measure to assess knowledge and use of one's strengths and measure changes following strengths-based interventions. Two scores: Strengths Use and Strengths Knowledge. Strengths Use values range from 14-98, with higher score indicating a better outcome. Strengths Knowledge values range from 8-56, with higher score indicating a better outcome. | Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |
| Youth Interview- Self Efficacy and Anxiety | 25 items combined, about confidence and interview comfort in adolescents, with values ranging from 0 to 5 for each item, and higher scores meaning a better outcome. | Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |
| Job Search Behavior Scale | 12 items measuring how often one engages in job search activities- language modified for use in youth, with values ranging from 1-5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) | Self-report self-esteem questionnaire. Values range from 10-40, with higher score indicating better outcome. | Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Lives in the United States of America Between the ages of 14-26 Speaks English well and at a 4th grade reading level
Exclusion Criteria:
Had a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or neurological injury or disease in the past(like brain tumor or epilepsy) Has a history of significant psychiatric illness(like schizophrenia or psychosis) Has uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Helen Genova, Ph. D. | Contact | 973-324-8390 | hgenova@kesslerfoundation.org | |
| Katarina Reduzzi, MA | Contact | kreduzzi@kesslerfoundation.org |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Helen Genova, Ph. D. | Kessler Foundation | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kessler Foundation | Recruiting | East Hanover | New Jersey | 07936 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000067877 | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D002659 | Child Development Disorders, Pervasive |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015870 | Gene Expression |
| ID | Term |
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| D055614 | Genetic Phenomena |
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Kessler Foundation Strength Identification and Expression (KF-STRIDE®)
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| Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |
| Work Readiness Scale | 13 items about the perception of one's ability to work, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome. | Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |
| Global Assessment of Character Strengths (GACS) | 24 items measuring one's identification of personal character strengths, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome | Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8 |