Using Cognitive Interviews to Adapt Interpersonal Violence Measures for Use With Middle School Youth.

ABSTRACT: Experiences of interpersonal violence are common among youth. Starting prevention programming early (e.g., middle school) may be beneficial for primary prevention. Evaluating whether such programs are effective often requires collecting self-report data from youth, but many existing measures have been developed for high school and college-aged youth. This study aimed to assess adolescents' comprehension of self-report survey items on interpersonal violence with middle school youth. We conducted virtual cognitive interviews with 15 youth in grades 6 to 8. A content analysis was used to identify patterns and to classify the nature and type of comprehension issues youth experienced. Nearly all students found most questions clear and understandable. We identified the following comprehension is

SUBMITTER: Adhia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775639 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature