ID-ClimAct. Influence of Social Motives of Clients and Staff on the Social Climate of Secure Settings

NCT06384339 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ID-ClimAct-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 453
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The social climate in secure settings is an essential element to successful rehabilitation. Previous studies indicate that staff characteristics are a relevant factor contributing to a beneficial social climate. Yet, secure settings form a specific and challenging work environment. Staff members are faced with clients who present a variety of difficult emotional and behavioural problems. Social motives for caring and cooperation can be blocked in a threatening environment, favouring dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics between individuals. This observational study explores the reciprocal influences of social motives between clients and staff on the social climate within secure settings.

Conditions

Social Environment; Correctional Institutions; Rehabilitation of Criminals; Social Dominance; Interpersonal Relations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Social Climate Perception

  Measured through Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES). The EssenCES uses a 5-point Likert scale for each item, ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (always). The three subscales Therapeutic Hold, Patients' Cohesion and Experienced Safety each comprises five items, the minimum score for each subscale is 0 and the maximum is 20.

  Day 1

Study Arms (2)

Clients

Adult clients in a secure setting (i.e. prison or forensic mental health psychiatry

Diagnostic Test: CSIV, Social motive; Diagnostic Test: Interpersonal messages and behavior; Diagnostic Test: CCS, Social motive

Staff

Adult staff in a secure setting (including forensic healthcare staff, social workers, probation officers, prison offers, education staff)

Diagnostic Test: CSIV, Social motive; Diagnostic Test: Interpersonal messages and behavior; Diagnostic Test: CCS, Social motive

Interventions

CSIV, Social motive DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The CSIV is a self-report measure and assesses interpersonal values using eight octant scales, which are aggregated into overall communion and agency scores, ranging from -4 to +4 .

Also known as: Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Values (CSIV; Locke, 2000)

Clients; Staff

Interpersonal messages and behavior DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The Impact Message Inventory - Circumplex (IMI-C) Brief Version is a self-report transactional inventory designed to measure a target person's interpersonal behavior on four octant scales dominance, hostility, submissiveness, and friendliness by assessing the covert responses or "impact messages" of another person. Each subscale consists of 7 items, with each item scored on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much so). The minimum score per scale is 7 and the maximum score is 28.

Also known as: Impact Message Inventory - Circumplex (IMI-C; Kiesler, 2006)

Clients; Staff

CCS, Social motive DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The CCS is a elf-report inventory, that measures tendencies towards competitiveness versus caring in social interactions. The minimum score for the two subscales competitiveness and caring are 9 and the maximum score is 90.

Also known as: Competitiveness and Caring Scale (CCS; McEwan, Gilbert, & Duarte, 2012)

Clients; Staff

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will involve approximately 200 participants, consisting of both clients and staff members from various secure settings such as prisons and forensic psychiatries in Switzerland.

You may qualify if:

• Clients who are currently incarcerated within the specified secure settings.
• Staff members currently employed in the specified secure settings.
• Individuals (both clients and staff) who are capable of providing informed consent.
• Clients who are deemed competent and not under any disciplinary restrictions that would preclude participation.
• Staff members who are directly involved with client care and management.

You may not qualify if:

• Clients who are not considered competent to provide informed consent.
• Staff members who do not have direct interactions with clients (e.g., administrative staff not involved in direct care).
• Clients and staff from open prisons

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Psychiatric Clinics Basel: lead
• University of Basel: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Clinic for Forensics

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4002, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Dominance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Marc Graf, Prof. Dr.

  University Psychiatric Clinics Basel

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2024
• First Posted: April 25, 2024
• Study Start: May 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2024
• Study Completion: November 20, 2024
• Last Updated: March 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)