Date SMART
Research for Young Moms
Research for Young Moms
Researchers at Rowan University want to learn more about what life is like as a young mom. Join our paid study today!
Conducted in
Person or Online
Person or Online
Compensation Provided
at least 1 biological child living with you
Moms aged 15-19
Fast Facts
About Our Research Study
Tell us about your life and relationships! Our research team is conducting focus groups with moms ages 15-19 to identify ways we can recruit and engage young moms in research. Specifically, we are developing a program to help young moms have healthy dating relationships, and first, we want to figure out how to make it easier for young moms to participate in this kind of program. Your participation could help us better serve young mothers like you. Join today! |
Additional Information
Our goal is to create a new evidence-based program that helps young moms have healthy dating relationships. We also hope to learn how we can better engage young mothers in health-related research.
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Key Criteria:
Key Criteria:
- Mothers aged 15-19
- At least one biological child living with you
- Comfortable speaking and reading English
Participants will take part in one of three phases:
Phase 1: Participants will take part in a one-time, 90-minute focus group with other young moms. Participants will have the option to either attend a focus group via Zoom or in-person at the Joint Health Sciences Center, 201 Broadway S, Camden, NJ 08103. The focus group will be recorded and transcribed. During the focus group, we'll ask questions about participants' experiences as young moms and how we can best recruit and engage other young moms to participate in research. No identifiable data will be shared with anyone outside of the research team.
Phase 2: Participants will take part in a one-time, 90-minute focus group with other young moms. The same procedures as phase 1, except in these focus groups, we will be sharing materials from Date SMART, a program designed to help adolescent girls have healthy relationships free from dating violence and sexual risk. We will be asking young moms for their feedback and ideas about how to make the Date SMART program more relevant and interesting for them.
Phase 3: Participants will be randomly assigned to the Date SMART group or the waitlist group. The Date SMART participants will take part in seven 2-hour sessions of the healthy relationship program. The waitlist participants will fill out two surveys and have the option to participate in the Date SMART program several weeks later.
Phase 1: Participants will take part in a one-time, 90-minute focus group with other young moms. Participants will have the option to either attend a focus group via Zoom or in-person at the Joint Health Sciences Center, 201 Broadway S, Camden, NJ 08103. The focus group will be recorded and transcribed. During the focus group, we'll ask questions about participants' experiences as young moms and how we can best recruit and engage other young moms to participate in research. No identifiable data will be shared with anyone outside of the research team.
Phase 2: Participants will take part in a one-time, 90-minute focus group with other young moms. The same procedures as phase 1, except in these focus groups, we will be sharing materials from Date SMART, a program designed to help adolescent girls have healthy relationships free from dating violence and sexual risk. We will be asking young moms for their feedback and ideas about how to make the Date SMART program more relevant and interesting for them.
Phase 3: Participants will be randomly assigned to the Date SMART group or the waitlist group. The Date SMART participants will take part in seven 2-hour sessions of the healthy relationship program. The waitlist participants will fill out two surveys and have the option to participate in the Date SMART program several weeks later.
Participants will receive $50 for participating in a one-time focus group in either phase 1 or 2. We are not yet enrolling participants for phase 3.
There is no cost for you to participate in our research study.