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The School Mental Health Lab at USU is conducting a research study designed to examine the effectiveness of a single-session intervention on caregivers of youth internalizing behavior (i.e., sadness, worry, irritability, withdrawal, avoidance, etc.).
USU IRB #14861
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tyler Renshaw, PhD, NCSP, LP
Graduate Student Research: Kris Franzmann, MS
Study Details
Study Details
*Participation in this study is free of charge and entirely voluntary*
Who can participate?
Who can participate?
Caregivers of youth between the ages of 7-15 exhibiting concerns about their child related to worry, sadness, avoidance, or irritability are eligible to potentially participate.
What will participation involve?
What will participation involve?
Participation will involve you completing a brief initial screener (17 questions) to verify if you meet the criteria to participate in the study.
If eligible, and consent is provided, you will be asked to do a few things.
Complete a brief rating scale (6 questions) daily for 1 to 4 weeks. (This takes about 20-30 seconds daily). Survey links will be texted directly to your phone.
Schedule a time with the research team to meet over Zoom for a one-time meeting designed to teach an evidence-based skill for managing worry, sadness, hopelessness, etc. in youth (This will take approximately 45-60 minutes.)
Continue completing the brief rating scale daily for the next 4 weeks (texted daily).
After 2 weeks, complete the initial screener for a second time.
After 4 weeks, complete the initial screener for a third time.
If you are found ineligible for participation, you will be provided a list of community-based mental health resources that you may explore instead (see below).
Potential Risks
Potential Risks
The potential risks or discomforts include emotional discomfort or distress due to discussing personal and sensitive topics, such as current problems happening with you and your child. Additionally, despite efforts to maintain confidentiality, there is always a risk that unauthorized individuals may access participant information.
In order to minimize such risks and discomforts, this research study will be provided by an advanced graduate student in the Psychology PhD program at USU, who will be supervised by a licensed psychologist. Additionally, all data will be de-identified and housed in an encrypted cloud storage folder only accessible to the researchers.
Potential Benefits
Potential Benefits
Participation in this study may directly benefit you and your child by teaching you an evidence-based skill that has been shown to improve mental health outcomes for many youth.
Additionally, participants will be paid for completing the daily rating scales during the study and may earn upwards of $114-171 in Amazon e-gift cards delivered weekly through text message.
That being said, we cannot guarantee that you or your child will benefit from your participation.
If Interested
If Interested
Reach out to the Graduate Student Researcher, Kris Franzmann with an email titled "Caregiver SSI Study".
Kris Franzmann | thomas.franzmann@usu.edu
Participants will be selected on a first come first serve basis.
Please note that if your child is participating in another study by the same research team, then you are ineligible to participate in this study.
Alternative Procedures
Alternative Procedures
If you are concerned about your child, here are some community-based resources in Cache County you may find beneficial whether your child participates, or not.
USU Behavioral Health Clinic |435-797-3401
Bear River Mental Health | 435-752-0750
The Family Place | 435-752-8880
Mt. Logan Clinic | 435-750-6300
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