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| Name | Class |
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| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA | UNKNOWN |
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online format of the group-based intervention "Honest Open Proud-College" among Canadian post-secondary students.
Mental health issues have been highlighted as a growing concern within the post-secondary student population. Studies show that one significant concern for post-secondary students pertains to disclosing their mental challenges to others. Disclosure decisions are especially relevant for postsecondary students in the context of academic and social support. Students with mental health challenges who do not receive helpful accommodations may experience greater stress related to academics. Students also note that, in navigating their social sphere, they often need to consider what aspects of their mental health challenges to share in what situations.
As such, students often need to make decisions about whether to conceal or disclose their mental health challenges, both of which have their own pros and cons. Disclosure is a complex decision that requires consideration of personal and contextual factors. Honest, Open, Proud-College (HOP-C) is a peer-led, group-based intervention, that supports post-secondary students in the process of making decisions to disclose their mental health conditions. This study will evaluate the impacts of HOP-C administered through a videoconferencing platform on personal, social, and disclosure related outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C) | Experimental |
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| Waitlist Control | No Intervention | Participants randomized to the waitlist control condition complete the study measures at the same timepoints as the experimental group while remaining on a waiting list for the program. Following this, participants randomized to the waitlist are invited to participate in HOP-C without completing study measures. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C) | Behavioral | The program consists of three weekly workshops that are two hours in duration. There is a fourth booster workshop (two hours in duration) one month following program completion. All workshops will be held over an online videoconferencing platform. HOP-C is a group program led by trained peer facilitators who have lived mental illness experience. Major topics that the program covers are:
During the booster workshop, participants will be encouraged to reflect on their disclosure decisions, and periodically revisit their disclosure cost-benefit analysis in deciding if and when to disclose in the future. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale-Short Form (Corrigan et al., 2012) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) | |
| Attitudes to Disclosure Questionnaire (Mayer et al., 2022) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) | |
| Empowerment Scale (Rogers et al., 1997) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Stigma Stress Scale (Rüsch, Corrigan, Powell, et al., 2009; Rüsch, Corrigan, Wassel, et al., 2009) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) | |
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovidbond, 1995) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) | |
| Online Experience Questionnaire | Assesses participants' experience with HOP-C in an online format. Consists of 10 items asking about comfortability and presentation of session content over the video conferencing platform. There is an additional question welcoming other comments and concerns. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lakehead University | Thunder Bay | Ontario | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013240 | Stereotyping |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D057545 | Social Stigma |
| ID | Term |
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| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Self-Efficacy about Disclosure Scale (Conley et al., 2019; Rüsch et al., 2014) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| General Help Seeking Questionnaire (Wilson et al., 2005) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| Actual Help Seeking Questionnaire (Rickwood et al., 2005) | Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks) |
| Post Intervention (3 weeks) |
| Disclosure Worksheet | Assess disclosure behaviours using the "Details of Your Disclosure- How Did it Go?" Worksheet in the HOP-C manual. This worksheet collects information on whether the participant disclosed, who they disclosed to, and the participant's self-reported satisfaction with the exchange and the positivity of the exchange. | Post Intervention (3 weeks) and Post Booster (7 weeks) |