12–17-year-old middle and high school students from the School District of Philadelphia are eligible.
Youth will be asked to participate in a 60-90 minute interview, during which time they will complete the Essential Teen Needs measure and talk through their thoughts about the measure with a Research Team member. The goal of the interview is to make sure that the questions on the measure are understandable and relevant to youth. After the interview, we will also ask you to do a brief follow-up phone call or text the next day.
The measure includes questions where teens rate how much their needs were met in the last year. There are four categories of needs: social/emotional, adult structure and support, physical needs, and safety needs.
Interviews will be scheduled individually at a time convenient for the youth. Interviews will be conducted in a private setting, either in person or via web conference (Zoom). Examples of where the interview can take place include a school classroom, library study room, home, or Temple conference room.
Access to a laptop, Zoom app, and the internet are required for web conference interviews. If you decide to do a zoom interview, you will also need a working camera. (We require cameras to be on for zoom interviews). If you do not have access to this technology, we can do the interview at our Temple location or at your school.
Participants who complete the interviews will receive a $40 gift card for their time.
Unfortunately, we are unable to reimburse participants for travel expenses.
To enroll, please complete our project contact form. Once this is complete, we will get in touch with your parent or legal guardian to screen to ensure you are eligible, and get their permission for you to participate. More information can be found on the Enrollment tab.
In phase 3, we will recruit about 12-30 youth.
First, we will ask that either you or your parent complete a contact form. After that, we will reach out to your parent to complete short screener Parental permission (informed consent) is required to participate. In addition, youth must agree to participant.
The School District of Philadelphia is partnering with Temple University in support of this project. They have reviewed and approved our study protocol.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.