Table 3.
Appeal and usefulness of Text4Strength messages and videos.
| Measure | Response, mean (SD) | Response, n (%) | |||||
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither | Agree | Strongly agree | |||
| Message appeal (n=41) | |||||||
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I enjoyed getting text messages from Sources of Strength | 4.05 (0.545) | 0 | 0 | 5 (12) | 29 (71) | 7 (17) |
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I read messages even when I didn’t reply back | 4.41 (0.55) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 22 (54) | 18 (44) |
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It was fun to reply to messages and see what response I’d get | 3.93 (0.685) | 0 | 1 (2) | 8 (20) | 25 (61) | 7 (17) |
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I talked with my friends about texts I received | 2.83 (1.05) | 4 (10) | 13 (32) | 11 (27) | 12 (29) | 1 (2) |
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I talked with my parents/family about texts I received | 3.12 (1.19) | 4 (10) | 9 (22) | 11 (27) | 12 (29) | 5 (12) |
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I got bored with the messages after a while | 2.73 (0.975) | 2 (5) | 19 (46) | 9 (22) | 10 (24) | 1 (2) |
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I didn’t take the messages seriously | 2.02 (0.85) | 12 (29) | 18 (44 ) | 9 (22) | 2 (5) | 0 |
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I liked being able to share my own experiences and advice | 3.85 (0.76) | 0 | 2 (5) | 9 (22) | 23 (56) | 7 (17) |
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I felt comfortable texting personal things when asked | 3.51 (0.90) | 0 | 7 (17) | 10 (24) | 20 (49) | 4 (10) |
| Texting system usability (n=41) | |||||||
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I liked texting back and forth with the Sources of Strength texting system | 3.78 (0.725) | 0 | 2 (5%) | 10 (24) | 24 (59) | 5 (12) |
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I found texting back and forth with the texting computer too complicated | 2.71 (0.955) | 4 (10) | 13 (32) | 16 (39) | 7 (17) | 1 (2) |
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It took me a while to understand what I was supposed to do when I got a text from Sources of Strength | 2.51 (1.075) | 7 (17) | 15 (37) | 12 (29) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) |
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It was easy for me to use keywords or letters to reply to texts | 3.85 (0.76) | 0 | 3 (7) | 6 (15) | 26 (63) | 6 (15) |
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When I replied with advice or experiences, I liked the response I got back | 3.61 (0.89) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 12 (29) | 20 (49) | 5 (12) |
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The back and forth texting system would need to be improved before students will enjoy using it | 3.07 (1.08) | 3 (7) | 9 (22) | 15 (37) | 10 (24) | 4 (10) |
| Message usefulness for ninth graders (n=40) | |||||||
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The texts gave good ideas for 9th graders to follow | 4.00 (0.72) | 0 | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 26 (65) | 8 (20) |
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The texts helped me feel more confident to face challenges in high school | 3.70 (0.88) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 8 (20) | 25 (63) | 4 (10) |
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The texts made me more aware of adults I could talk to | 3.75 (0.78) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 6 (15) | 28 (70) | 3 (8) |
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The texts helped me in my transition to high school | 3.50 (1.01) | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 11 (28) | 18 (45) | 5 (13) |
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As a 9th grader, I could relate to the situations described in the texts | 3.78 (0.86) | 1 (3) | 3 (8) | 5 (13) | 26 (65) | 5 (13) |
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Next year, the 9th graders at my school should get these texts | 4.30 (0.65) | 0 | 0 | 4 (10) | 20 (50) | 16 (40) |
| Strengths and emotions (n=40) | |||||||
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The texts helped me see my own strengths | 3.83 (0.90) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 5 (13) | 26 (65) | 6 (15) |
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The texts helped me understand my own feelings better | 3.68 (0.92) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 7 (18) | 25 (63) | 4 (10) |
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I learned new ways to handle emotionally upsetting situations | 3.56 (1.05) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 6 (15) | 23 (59) | 4 (10) |
| Video appeal (n=27) | |||||||
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The videos I watched were interesting | 3.74 (0.76) | 0 | 2 (7) | 6 (22) | 16 (59) | 3 (11) |
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I could relate to the peer leaders’ stories | 3.73 (0.78) | 0 | 2 (8) | 6 (23) | 15 (58) | 3 (12) |
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My friends and I handle challenges similar to those described | 3.59 (0.75) | 0 | 2 (7) | 9 (33) | 14 (52) | 2 (7) |
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I recognized the students in the videos | 4.04 (0.71) | 0 | 1 (4) | 3 (11) | 17 (63) | 6 (22) |
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I preferred videos made by peer leaders who go to our school | 4.11 (0.85) | 0 | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 14 (52) | 9 (33) |
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I thought peer leaders were being really honest in the videos | 4.07 (0.73) | 0 | 1 (4 ) | 3 (11) | 16 (59) | 7 (26) |
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I didn’t have time to watch videos | 2.44 (1.09) | 5 (19 ) | 11 (41) | 6 (22) | 4 (15) | 1 (4) |
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The program would be better without videos | 2.00 (0.96) | 10 (37) | 9 (33) | 6 (22) | 2 (7) | 0 |
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The videos gave me a good impression of Sources of Strength | 3.93 (0.88) | 0 | 1 (4) | 4 (15) | 18 (67) | 4 (15) |
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I liked hearing personal stories from upperclassmen | 4.00 (0.555) | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 22 (82 ) | 3 (11) |
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Peer leaders didn’t talk about things I’m going through | 3.12 (0.95) | 1 (4) | 6 (23) | 9 (35) | 9 (35) | 1 (4) |