An interventional study of Primary Services in Youth, sponsored by Midwest Evaluation & Research. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 18 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-01.
Sponsored by Midwest Evaluation & Research · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) ReadyforLIFE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes improve for youth participants after completing the ReadyforLIFE program. Understanding the ways in which the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program supports healthy partner relationships and economic stability is important for those providing services to at-risk youth populations.
After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following program enrollment. The length of the program ranges from four weeks up to one year, depending on the setting and the number of optional workshops students opt to receive. Research questions in this study are framed by a descriptive evaluation design to assess whether outcomes improve for at-risk youth who participate in the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and one year after participants complete core curricula - Relationships Smart Plus, Mind Matters, and Money Habitudes (pre to follow-up). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy partner relationships and financial stability. Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy partner relationships and financial stability.
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Primary services: Participants receive 12 hours of Relationships Smarts Plus, 3 hours of Mind Matters and 1 hour of Money Habitudes workshops over the course of 6 weeks. Participants also receive life coaching and on-going job readiness support.
Other: Primary Services
Primary services: Participants receive 12 hours of Relationships Smarts Plus, 3 hours of Mind Matters and 1 hour of Money Habitudes workshops over the course of 6 weeks. Participants also receive life coaching and ongoing job readiness support.
Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #1
Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 5 items: levels of reported skill with key relationship behaviors (categories, 4-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #1 as: 1 = I am extremely good at this 2 = I am good at this 3 = I am bad at this 4 = I am extremely bad at this Lower scores indicate a higher perceived skill in healthy relationship behaviors, so the lower the rating, the better the score. The 5 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 5 to create the construct score. The lower the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Time frame: Change from baseline in behavior in relationship behavior (interaction with romantic partner at 12 months from enrollment
Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #2
1B) Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 6 items: frequency of engaging in key relationship behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #2 as: 1 = None of the time 2 = Some of the time 3 = Half of the time 4 = Most of the time 5 = All of the time Higher scores indicate a higher perceived frequency of engaging in unhealthy relationship behaviors, so the higher the rating, the worse the score. Reverse scoring will have the higher score always equal to showing improvement. The 6 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 6 to create the construct score. The lower the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
Time frame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Money Management Scale (Financial Behavior Measurement #1)
Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 4 items: frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Money Management Scale #1 as: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = Always Higher scores indicate a greater frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 4 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 4 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
Time frame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #1
Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 9 items: levels of agreement with relationship beliefs (categories, 4-point); measured on the Healthy Relationship Attitudes #1 Scale as: 1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree 3 = Disagree 4 = Strongly Disagree Higher scores indicate a higher disagreement with unhealthy relationship attitudes, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 9 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Time frame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2
Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 3 items: future-oriented self-reported beliefs in key relationship events likely to occur (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2 as: 1 = Almost no chance 2 = Some chance but probably not 3 = A 50-50 chance 4 = A good chance 5 = Almost certain Higher scores indicate a greater perceived likelihood of key relationship events to occur in the future. Two items will be reverse coded so that for all items, a higher rating will indicate a better score. The 3 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Time frame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Financial Attitudes Measurement #1
Do participants report significantly healthier financial attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 7 items: levels of agreement with key financial attitudes (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Financial Attitudes Scale as: 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree Higher scores indicate a higher positive attitude towards healthy financial management, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 7 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 7 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Time frame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
| Milestone | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Started | 1054 |
| Completed | 1054 |
| Not completed | 0 |
Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 5 items: levels of reported skill with key relationship behaviors (categories, 4-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #1 as: 1 = I am extremely good at this 2 = I am good at this 3 = I am bad at this 4 = I am extremely bad at this Lower scores indicate a higher perceived skill in healthy relationship behaviors, so the lower the rating, the better the score. The 5 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 5 to create the construct score. The lower the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.0, minimum score of 1.0.
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 2.93 ± .4847 |
| Mean at follow-up | 2.97 ± .4834 |
1B) Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 6 items: frequency of engaging in key relationship behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #2 as: 1 = None of the time 2 = Some of the time 3 = Half of the time 4 = Most of the time 5 = All of the time Higher scores indicate a higher perceived frequency of engaging in unhealthy relationship behaviors, so the higher the rating, the worse the score. Reverse scoring will have the higher score always equal to showing improvement. The 6 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 6 to create the construct score. The lower the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 4.17 ± .562 |
| Mean at follow-up | 4.14 ± .584 |
Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 4 items: frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Money Management Scale #1 as: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = Always Higher scores indicate a greater frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 4 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 4 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 3.45 ± .861 |
| Mean at follow-up | 3.54 ± .830 |
Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 9 items: levels of agreement with relationship beliefs (categories, 4-point); measured on the Healthy Relationship Attitudes #1 Scale as: 1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree 3 = Disagree 4 = Strongly Disagree Higher scores indicate a higher disagreement with unhealthy relationship attitudes, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 9 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.0, minimum score of 1.0.
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 2.36 ± .376 |
| Mean at follow-up | 2.40 ± .403 |
Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 3 items: future-oriented self-reported beliefs in key relationship events likely to occur (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2 as: 1 = Almost no chance 2 = Some chance but probably not 3 = A 50-50 chance 4 = A good chance 5 = Almost certain Higher scores indicate a greater perceived likelihood of key relationship events to occur in the future. Two items will be reverse coded so that for all items, a higher rating will indicate a better score. The 3 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 3.45 ± .646 |
| Mean at follow-up | 3.45 ± .632 |
Do participants report significantly healthier financial attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program? Items measured include: 7 items: levels of agreement with key financial attitudes (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Financial Attitudes Scale as: 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree Higher scores indicate a higher positive attitude towards healthy financial management, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 7 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 7 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
| score on scale | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean at baseline | 3.71 ± .516 |
| Mean at follow-up | 3.69 ± .541 |
Collected over 1 year through study completion. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Services | 0/1,054 (0%) | 0/1,054 (0%) | 0/1,054 (0%) |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| <=18 years | 1006 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 48 |
| >=65 years | 0 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Mean | 15.2 (13 to 19) |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Female | 526 |
| Male | 528 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 976 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 70 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 8 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 |
| Asian | 12 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 35 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| White | 405 |
| More than one race | 476 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 93 |
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