Table 1.
Schedule of research activities by group
| Research Activities | Baseline | During Life Skills Programs | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week post-program | 3 months post-program | 12 months post-program | |||
| Enrollment: | |||||
| Eligibility Screen | A, B, C, D | ||||
| Informed Consent | A, B, C, D | ||||
| Demographic Form | A, B, C, D | ||||
| Intervention: | |||||
| Life Skills Programming | A, C | ||||
| Life Skills Program Assessments: | |||||
| Service Providers’ Strategies-Checklist (SPS-C) | A | ||||
| Measure of Environmental Qualities of Activity Settings (MEQAS) | A | ||||
| Participant Assessments: | |||||
| Self-Reported Experiences of Activity Settings (SEAS) | A | ||||
| Arcs’s Self-Determination Scale | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | |
| General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | |
| Qualitative Interview | A, C | A, C | A, C | ||
Group A: Participants drawn from the youth enrolled in Residential Immersive Life Skills programs. Group B: Participants drawn from the youth deferred from Residential Immersive Life Skills programs. Group C: Participants drawn from youth enrolled in non-residential Life Skills programs. Group D: Participants not participating in any group life skills program