Pagani, Stefania
Hunter, Simon C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-1252
Lawrence, David
Elliott, Mark A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
University of Strathclyde
Article History
Received: 7 February 2023
Accepted: 17 April 2023
First Online: 25 April 2023
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The Scottish Government is responsible for funding implementation of the Mentors in Violence Prevention intervention, and S.P. is now employed by the Scottish Government as a Senior Research Officer. However, SP’s role is separate to this and does not directly involve a commissioning or implementation role regarding Mentors in Violence Prevention. S.C.H., M.A.E., and D.L. report no conflict of interests.
: The ethics application, letters to Local Education Authorities and schools, Participant Information Sheets, consent forms, and the surveys used to support the findings of this study are openly available on the Open Science Framework (OSF) at ExternalRef removed.
: This research was granted ethical approval at the lead author’s institution. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: Data were collected on an informed, parental consent and student assent basis. Parents were sent a letter containing a description of the study and of the procedures. Depending on the preference of the Local Education Authority (a gatekeeper to accessing schools in Scotland), parents who did not wish their child to participate in the survey either (i) returned a signed letter, indicating their desire to decline their child’s participation, or (ii) returned a signed letter, indicating whether they did or did not wish their child to participate.