Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Severin Haug, Andreas Wenger, Eunate Arana-Arri, Maitane Barasoain, Ainara Vélez-Del-Burgo, Kleio Koutra, Ana Molina-Barceló, Teresa De Pablo-Pardo, Nikolai Kiselev, Nikolaos Boumparis, Olivia Studhalter, Michael P. Schaub, Liselot Hudders, Eline De Keyzer, Frans Folkvord, Katrina Champion, Andreas Triantafyllidis, Unknown, Sofia Segkouli, Nikos Laloumis, Anastasios Alexiadis, Eirini Lithoxoidou, Konstantinos Flevarakis, Aggeliki Spirou, Charalabos Georgiadis, Sotirios Kafetzopoulos, Konstantinos Votis, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Haridimos Kondylakis, Kostas Marias, Evaggelia Maniadi, Evangelos Markakis, Pelekidou Lina, Emmanouil Tsiknakis, Dimitra Papatsaroucha, John Kefaloukos, Charikleia Tziraki, Vassilis Kilintzis, Konstantina Pityanou, Panagiotis Antivasis, Chrysoula Katsapi, Katerina Micheli, Maria Krini, Nicolas Philippou, Theophano Pampaka, Stavri Xydia, Marisa Ferentinou, Steffi DeJans, Dieneke Van de Sompel, Emma Beuckels, Hayley Pearce, Delia Nicoara, Niculina Nicoara, Iulia Gavrila, Adela Maghear, David Bogataj, Polonca Pangrcic, Anja Inkret, Nandu Goswami, Panagiotis Bamidis, Sofia Reppou, Iraklis Tsoupouroglou, Dimitrios Spachos, Gloria Cea, Alba Gallego, Irene Mallo, Eduardo Buhid, Giuseppe Fico, María Fernanda Cabrera, Francisco Lupianez Villanueva, Lucas Segal, Justine Van der Feen, Nick Dietrich, Ana Roca-Umbert, Marco Manso, Jose Pires, Barbara Guerra, Ana Molina, Mercedes Vanaclocha, Paula Romeo, Belen Manyogil, Mireia Gandia, Laura del Campo, Chiara Pilotti, Rachele Valentinotti, Elisabetta Iannelli, Francesco De Lorenzo, Davide De Persis, Alice Summa, Alvaro Sanchez Perez, María Iciar Astigarraga Aguirre, Enrique Peiro Callizo, Ainara Velez del Burgo, Janire Orcajo Lago, Macarena Debareno Martinez, Maitane Barasoain Hernandez, Izaskun Arenaza, Vassilis Liakopoulos, Maria Panagopoulou, Giorgos Mavromanolakis, Maria Manteli, Pavlos Koulouris, Sofoklis Sotiriou, Stefanie Verduyn, Loes Neven, Katie Rizvi, Oana Rusu, Diana Todea, Laura Cristea, Cristina Trifulescu, Niko Boumparis, Maree Teesson, Nicola Newton

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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1,
  title = {Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Severin Haug and Andreas Wenger and Eunate Arana-Arri and Maitane Barasoain and Ainara Vélez-Del-Burgo and Kleio Koutra and Ana Molina-Barceló and Teresa De Pablo-Pardo and Nikolai Kiselev and Nikolaos Boumparis and Olivia Studhalter and Michael P. Schaub and Liselot Hudders and Eline De Keyzer and Frans Folkvord and Katrina Champion and Andreas Triantafyllidis and Unknown and Sofia Segkouli and Nikos Laloumis and Anastasios Alexiadis and Eirini Lithoxoidou and Konstantinos Flevarakis and Aggeliki Spirou and Charalabos Georgiadis and Sotirios Kafetzopoulos and Konstantinos Votis and Dimitrios Tzovaras and Haridimos Kondylakis and Kostas Marias and Evaggelia Maniadi and Evangelos Markakis and Pelekidou Lina and Emmanouil Tsiknakis and Dimitra Papatsaroucha and John Kefaloukos and Charikleia Tziraki and Vassilis Kilintzis and Konstantina Pityanou and Panagiotis Antivasis and Chrysoula Katsapi and Katerina Micheli and Maria Krini and Nicolas Philippou and Theophano Pampaka and Stavri Xydia and Marisa Ferentinou and Steffi DeJans and Dieneke Van de Sompel and Emma Beuckels and Hayley Pearce and Delia Nicoara and Niculina Nicoara and Iulia Gavrila and Adela Maghear and David Bogataj and Polonca Pangrcic and Anja Inkret and Nandu Goswami and Panagiotis Bamidis and Sofia Reppou and Iraklis Tsoupouroglou and Dimitrios Spachos and Gloria Cea and Alba Gallego and Irene Mallo and Eduardo Buhid and Giuseppe Fico and María Fernanda Cabrera and Francisco Lupianez Villanueva and Lucas Segal and Justine Van der Feen and Nick Dietrich and Ana Roca-Umbert and Marco Manso and Jose Pires and Barbara Guerra and Ana Molina and Mercedes Vanaclocha and Paula Romeo and Belen Manyogil and Mireia Gandia and Laura del Campo and Chiara Pilotti and Rachele Valentinotti and Elisabetta Iannelli and Francesco De Lorenzo and Davide De Persis and Alice Summa and Alvaro Sanchez Perez and María Iciar Astigarraga Aguirre and Enrique Peiro Callizo and Ainara Velez del Burgo and Janire Orcajo Lago and Macarena Debareno Martinez and Maitane Barasoain Hernandez and Izaskun Arenaza and Vassilis Liakopoulos and Maria Panagopoulou and Giorgos Mavromanolakis and Maria Manteli and Pavlos Koulouris and Sofoklis Sotiriou and Stefanie Verduyn and Loes Neven and Katie Rizvi and Oana Rusu and Diana Todea and Laura Cristea and Cristina Trifulescu and Niko Boumparis and Maree Teesson and Nicola Newton},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC Psychology},
  doi = {10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1}
}

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TI  - Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
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AU  - Iraklis Tsoupouroglou
AU  - Dimitrios Spachos
AU  - Gloria Cea
AU  - Alba Gallego
AU  - Irene Mallo
AU  - Eduardo Buhid
AU  - Giuseppe Fico
AU  - María Fernanda Cabrera
AU  - Francisco Lupianez Villanueva
AU  - Lucas Segal
AU  - Justine Van der Feen
AU  - Nick Dietrich
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AU  - Chiara Pilotti
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AU  - Davide De Persis
AU  - Alice Summa
AU  - Alvaro Sanchez Perez
AU  - María Iciar Astigarraga Aguirre
AU  - Enrique Peiro Callizo
AU  - Ainara Velez del Burgo
AU  - Janire Orcajo Lago
AU  - Macarena Debareno Martinez
AU  - Maitane Barasoain Hernandez
AU  - Izaskun Arenaza
AU  - Vassilis Liakopoulos
AU  - Maria Panagopoulou
AU  - Giorgos Mavromanolakis
AU  - Maria Manteli
AU  - Pavlos Koulouris
AU  - Sofoklis Sotiriou
AU  - Stefanie Verduyn
AU  - Loes Neven
AU  - Katie Rizvi
AU  - Oana Rusu
AU  - Diana Todea
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Haug, S., Wenger, A., Arana-Arri, E., Barasoain, M., Vélez-Del-Burgo, A., Koutra, K., Molina-Barceló, A., Pablo-Pardo, T. D., Kiselev, N., Boumparis, N., Studhalter, O., Schaub, M. P., Hudders, L., Keyzer, E. D., Folkvord, F., Champion, K., Triantafyllidis, A., Unknown, Segkouli, S., Laloumis, N., Alexiadis, A., Lithoxoidou, E., Flevarakis, K., Spirou, A., Georgiadis, C., Kafetzopoulos, S., Votis, K., Tzovaras, D., Kondylakis, H., Marias, K., Maniadi, E., Markakis, E., Lina, P., Tsiknakis, E., Papatsaroucha, D., Kefaloukos, J., Tziraki, C., Kilintzis, V., Pityanou, K., Antivasis, P., Katsapi, C., Micheli, K., Krini, M., Philippou, N., Pampaka, T., Xydia, S., Ferentinou, M., DeJans, S., Sompel, D. V. D., Beuckels, E., Pearce, H., Nicoara, D., Nicoara, N., Gavrila, I., Maghear, A., Bogataj, D., Pangrcic, P., Inkret, A., Goswami, N., Bamidis, P., Reppou, S., Tsoupouroglou, I., Spachos, D., Cea, G., Gallego, A., Mallo, I., Buhid, E., Fico, G., Cabrera, M. F., Villanueva, F. L., Segal, L., Feen, J. V. D., Dietrich, N., Roca-Umbert, A., Manso, M., Pires, J., Guerra, B., Molina, A., Vanaclocha, M., Romeo, P., Manyogil, B., Gandia, M., Campo, L. D., Pilotti, C., Valentinotti, R., Iannelli, E., Lorenzo, F. D., Persis, D. D., Summa, A., Perez, A. S., Aguirre, M. I. A., Callizo, E. P., Burgo, A. V. D., Lago, J. O., Martinez, M. D., Hernandez, M. B., Arenaza, I., Liakopoulos, V., Panagopoulou, M., Mavromanolakis, G., Manteli, M., Koulouris, P., Sotiriou, S., Verduyn, S., Neven, L., Rizvi, K., Rusu, O., Todea, D., Cristea, L., Trifulescu, C., Boumparis, N., Teesson, M., & Newton, N. (2025). Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1

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