Published on in Vol 11 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38493, first published .
Evaluating the Utility of a Psychoeducational Serious Game (SPARX) in Protecting Inuit Youth From Depression: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Utility of a Psychoeducational Serious Game (SPARX) in Protecting Inuit Youth From Depression: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Utility of a Psychoeducational Serious Game (SPARX) in Protecting Inuit Youth From Depression: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Yvonne Bohr   1, 2 , PhD ;   Leah Litwin   1, 2 , PhD ;   Jeffrey Ryan Hankey   1, 2 , PhD ;   Hugh McCague   3 , PhD ;   Chelsea Singoorie   4 ;   Mathijs F G Lucassen   5, 6 , PhD ;   Matthew Shepherd   6 , DClinPsy ;   Jenna Barnhardt   1 , BSc

1 LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Institute for Social Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Nunabox, Iqaluit, NU, Canada

5 Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

6 School of Psychology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

Corresponding Author:

  • Jeffrey Ryan Hankey, PhD
  • LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research
  • York University
  • 4700 Keele Street
  • Toronto, ON, M3J1P3
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 6475616464
  • Email: jrhankey@yorku.ca