Expedited Review Form

Health Message Testing System Expedited Review Form
1. Title of Study: (Please append screener and questionnaire)

Parents’ Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes & Beliefs regarding Children’s Bullying: A Research to Practice
Approach
2. Study Population: (Discuss study population and explain how they will be selected/recruited.)

Respondents will be parents and caregivers, U.S. residents who are responsible for the daily care and
rearing of one or more children ages 10-17. At least half of the respondents will speak fluent Spanish and
identify as Hispanic.
Respondent characteristics:
Number of subject: 36

Number of males:

18

Age range: 21-60

Number of females: 18

Racial/ethnic composition: Oversampling of Hispanic/Latino caregivers
Special group status: (e.g., risk group, health care providers)
Type of group(s): Parents of children ages 10-17
Geographic location(s): Miami and Chicago

3. Incentives: (State what incentive will be offered and justify proposed incentives to be used in study.)

Each focus group participant will receive $75 incentive. The amount of this incentive aligns with the
general limitations of the overarching Generic ICR. In the event that the focus groups have to be
conducted on line due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we would still offer an incentive. Since we are
recruiting parents, who are facing increased challenges and demands for time and resources due to the
pandemic, we feel that the incentive is warranted and necessary.

4. Study method: (Please check one below)
Central location intercept interview:
Online Interview:
Telephone interview:
Other (describe):

Focus group:
Individual in-depth interview (cognitive interview):

(CATI used: yes or no):

5. Purpose of the overall communication effort into which this health message(s) will fit:
(Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)

The purpose of this research is to test refined and culturally-sensitive English and Spanish message
concepts among target audiences for use to inform multiple parent-focused bullying prevention materials.
This information will be collected through a series of four focus groups. We are expecting to collect data
in June and hoping to conduct the focus groups in-person. However, given the current situation and public
health needs from the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to conduct the focus groups on line.
6. Category of time sensitivity: (Please check one below)
Health emergency:
Time-limited audience access:
Press coverage correction:
Time-limited congressional/administrative mandate:
Trend Tracking
Ineffective existing materials due to historical event/social trends:
7. Describe nature of time sensitivity: (Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)
Our current messaging about bullying prevention has never been tested with the audience of parents. Prior
to this project DVP's audience has been primarily public health practitioners. It is important to inform our
messages with the parental audience for October's Bullying Prevention month. The messages are being
tested under a contract, and the period of performance cannot be extended, despite the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic.

8. Number of burden hours requested: 106

BURDEN HOURS
No. of
Participation
Respondents Time

Category of Respondent

Burden

Individuals - Recruitment/Screening Phone Call (Att. D - Participant Screener )

300

5 mins

25

Individuals – Focus Group Moderator Guide and Consent Form (Att. E, F )

36

135mins

81

Totals

336

9. Are you using questions from the approved question bank?

106 hours

No

If yes, please list the item number(s) for questions used from the question bank separated by a comma.
(e.g., 1a, 3c, 130d)

*** Items below to be completed by Office of Associate Director for Communication (OADC)***
1. Number of burden hours remaining in current year's allocation: 3368
2. OADC confirmation of time-sensitivity:
Yes:
No:

Dawn B. Griffin
Project Officer
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