Mental health among young adults who are not in education or employment Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be assigned to either the intervention or the control group by using simple randomization with computer-generated random numbers.
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Sponsors
Karolinska Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents and young adults in the ages of 16 - 24 years 2. Unemployed and not in education or training for at least two months 3. Willingness and possibility to participate in the full program 4. Sufficient level of Swedish to take part in the intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: High values on screening for depression and/or symptoms of suicidal ideation. Screening will be done by using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9). In the case of values of 15 points or more, the individual will be referred to health care and provided contact details on where to seek care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collected through self-administered questionnaires at three time points: at baseline, directly after the intervention (8 weeks after randomization) and 6 months after randomization. 1. Coping measured by using a selection of 14 of the original 28 items from a Swedish version of the Brief COPE 2. Self-esteem measured with the Swedish version of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale 3. Well-being measured with the Swedish version of the 5-item World Health Organisation Well-Being Index (WHO5) 4. Performance anxiety measured with the Swedish version of the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 5. Stress measured with the Swedish version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10) 6. Career adapt-abilities will be measured with a translated version of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale Short form 7. Depression will be measured with the Swedish version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collected at time point 2 and 3 (T2 and T3), i.e. at 8 weeks and at 6 months after randomization: 1. Employment status measured by asking questions regarding current employment or work experience placement 2. Education status will be measured with questions regarding if they are currently studying or have applied for studies 3. Questions regarding their perception whether the program has affected their motivation, goal setting and sustainable behaviours will also be asked at T2 and T3 | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed