Me & You-Tech: A Socio-Ecological Solution to Teen Dating Violence for the Digital Age

NCT05225727 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: HSC-SPH-19-0253R42HD100233-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 123
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a multi-level (youth, parent, school) Internet-based dating violence prevention program, 'Me \& You-Tech' (MYT) for 6th-grade middle school students.

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior; Interpersonal Relations; Domestic Violence; Physical Violence

Keywords

adolescent behavior; interpersonal relationships; intimate partner violence; Violence/prevention & control; program evaluation; teen dating violence; programs using technology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Number of Youth Who Perpetrated Any Type of Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI)

  The CADRI is a 34-item questionnaire that assesses abusive behavior among adolescent dating partners (Wolfe et al., 2001). The scale has a count score ranging from 0-34. If the score is 1 or more, teen dating violence perpetration occurred. Those in the Category of "Yes" have a score of 1 or more and are considered perpetrators. Those in the Category of "No" have a score of 0 and either did not report a dating partner or reported a dating partner but did not report perpetration.

  Baseline

• Number of Youth Who Perpetrated Any Type of Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI)

  The CADRI is a 34-item questionnaire that assesses abusive behavior among adolescent dating partners (Wolfe et al., 2001). The scale has a count score ranging from 0-34. If the score is 1 or more, teen dating violence perpetration occurred. Those in the Category of "Yes" have a score of 1 or more and are considered perpetrators. Those in the Category of "No" have a score of 0 and either did not report a dating partner or reported a dating partner but did not report perpetration.

  6 months after baseline

• Number of Youth Who Were Victimized by Any Type of Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI)

  The CADRI is a 34-item questionnaire that assesses abusive behavior among adolescent dating partners (Wolfe et al., 2001). The scale has a count score ranging from 0-34. If the score is 1 or more, teen dating violence victimization occurred. Those in the Category of "Yes" have a score of 1 or more and are considered victims. Those in the Category of "No" have a score of 0 and either did not report a dating partner or reported a dating partner but did not report victimization.

  Baseline

• Number of Youth Who Were Victimized by Any Type of Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI)

  The CADRI is a 34-item questionnaire that assesses abusive behavior among adolescent dating partners (Wolfe et al., 2001). The scale has a count score ranging from 0-34. If the score is 1 or more, teen dating violence victimization occurred. Those in the Category of "Yes" have a score of 1 or more and are considered victims. Those in the Category of "No" have a score of 0 and either did not report a dating partner or reported a dating partner but did not report victimization.

  6 months after baseline

Secondary Outcomes (99)

• Number of Youth Who Perpetrated Psychological Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) - Psychological Perpetration Subscale

  Baseline

• Number of Youth Who Perpetrated Psychological Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) - Psychological Perpetration Subscale

  6 months after baseline

• Number of Youth Who Were Victimized by Psychological Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) - Psychological Victimization Subscale

  Baseline

• Number of Youth Who Were Victimized by Psychological Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) - Psychological Victimization Subscale

  6 months after baseline

• Number of Youth Who Perpetrated Physical Teen Dating Violence as Assessed by the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) - Physical Perpetration Subscale

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Students randomized to the intervention group will receive Me \& You Tech in place of their standard health education.

Behavioral: Me & You - Tech

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Students assigned to the standard care condition will receive their usual health education which usually includes knowledge-based content on violence prevention taught from the state textbook

Interventions

Me & You - Tech BEHAVIORAL

The 13 MYT lessons will train youth to adopt a zero tolerance approach to dating violence (DV) and contain activities to enable youth to recognize healthy (non-abusive) and unhealthy (abusive) relationships, assess their own relationships, and adopt and practice a lifestyle paradigm of select-detect-protect informed by SCT self-regulatory frameworks. Within this lifestyle paradigm, youth select their personal rules to have only healthy (non-abusive) relationships, detect unhealthy (abusive) relationships that might threaten their rules, and learn to protect their rules using communication, management, and avoidance skills. MYT will tailor content by gender, relationship status, and the youth's DV profile of perpetration or victimization based on the Conflict in Adolescent Dating and Relationship Inventory (CADRI).

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• th grade student
• Currently attending a middle school

You may not qualify if:

• Previous participation in usability and feasibility testing
• Inability to complete activities
• Inability to read English
• Lack of home internet connectivity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: lead
• Radiant Creative Group, LLC: collaborator
• University of Texas: collaborator
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Melissa Peskin, PhD
• Organization: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

melissa.f.peskin@uth.tmc.edu

713-500-9759

Study Officials

• Melissa Peskin, PhD

  University of Texas Houston School of Public Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Ross Shegog, PhD

  University of Texas Houston School of Public Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2022
• First Posted: February 4, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 14, 2024
• Study Completion: December 14, 2024
• Last Updated: December 24, 2025
• Results First Posted: December 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)