Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Competitive Employment based on self-report employment surveys |
Self-report employment surveys completed. Employment will be tracked as 0 (no job) and 1 (job). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. |
Approximately 9 months after randomization |
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Primary |
Change in Job Interview Skills from Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS) |
Interviewing skills will be measured using a role-play measure in which subjects act out two job interview scenarios with trained actors. Interviews will be video recorded and scored. There is one pre-test score and one post-test score. There are 15 questions on a scale from 1 to 7 (scores range from 15 to 105), with higher scores indicating a better outcome (better interview skills). |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Primary |
Change in Job Interview Skills from Measure of Job Interview Skills (MOJO-iSkills) |
Self-report of interview skills will be measured using a 10-item survey with a Likert scale from 1 (Not well at all) to 5 (Very well). Possible scores range from 10 to 50. Higher scores will indicate better self-reported interview skills. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Primary |
Time to Employment |
The number of days between randomization and obtaining employment using a questionnaire. |
Approximately 9 months after randomization |
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Primary |
Vocational Index Score |
The Vocational Index Score rates participants from most independent (9 = Postsecondary, degree-seeking educational program greater than 10 hours a week) to least independent (1 = No vocational/educational activities). Being more independent and a higher score on the index indicates a better outcome. Scores range from 1 to 9. |
Pre-Test (baseline) |
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Primary |
Vocational Index Score |
The Vocational Index Score rates participants from most independent (9 = Postsecondary, degree-seeking educational program greater than 10 hours a week) to least independent (1 = No vocational/educational activities). Being more independent and a higher score on the index indicates a better outcome. Scores range from 1 to 9. |
Post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Interview Anxiety using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA) |
This is a 13 item self-report using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA). After reviewing the brief PRSPA, the study team selected and reframed 13 items using a three-point Likert-type scale (0 = "not at all," 1 = "sometimes," and 2 = "often"). Higher scores indicated higher anxiety, and scores could range from 0 to 26. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Interview Motivation |
This is a 10 item self-report using a five-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all true, 5 = Very true). Higher scores indicate higher job interview motivation, a better outcome, and scores range from 10 to 50) |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Social Responsiveness using the Social Responsiveness Scale 2nd version (SRS-2) |
Change in social responsiveness using the Social Responsiveness Scale 2nd version (SRS-2). The SRS-2 has 65 items using a Likert scale (1 = Not true, 4 = Almost always true). Scores range from 65 to 260, and a T-Score is provided. Higher T-Scores indicate a negative outcome; higher T-Scores indicate deficiencies in reciprocal social behavior that are clinically significant. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Job Search Behavior using the Job Search Behavior Scale (JSBS) |
Change in job search behaviors using the Job Search Behavior Scale (JSBS). The JSBS is a 13 item self-report with a five-point Likert scale (1 = Never to 5 = Very Frequently) with higher scores indicating more job search behaviors, a better outcome. Scores range from 13 to 65). |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Work Readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) |
Change in work readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) which is a 13 item self-report using a five-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree) with higher scores indicating a higher readiness to work, a positive outcome. Scores range from 13 to 65. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Work Motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS) |
Change in work motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS) which is a 12-item self-report using a four-point Likert scale (1 = Disagree to 4 = Strongly Agree) with higher scores indicating a higher motivation to work, a better outcome. Scores range from 13 to 52. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Social Cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A) |
Change in social cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A). There are 21 videos shown to participants and are scored as either correct (1) or incorrect (0). A total score is provided and can range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating a higher social cognition ability, a better outcome. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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Secondary |
Change in Interview Knowledge |
Change in interview knowledge by using a 10-item survey designed to assess basic knowledge about job interviews. There are multiple choice questions, and answers are marked as either correct (1) or incorrect (0). Higher scores indicate better interview knowledge, a positive outcome. Scores range from 0 to 10. |
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) |
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