Adolescent Well-Being, Resilience, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents.
Detailed description
Adolescence is an important developmental phase for prevention and intervention initiatives for well-being and mental health. Accordingly, school has been recommended as an optimal location for such initiatives. Universal programmes - programmes that are designated for all individuals in a population - have a number of advantages, including reducing the risk of stigma and yielding high recruitment rates. A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy, positive psychology and mindfulness and consists of six lessons, each delivered by the adolescents' school teacher on a weekly basis. The lessons involve classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments. Study participants will complete the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children at pre-intervention. Following this, schools randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive A Lust for Life, while those randomly assigned to the control group will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list. The questionnaire measures and a Brief Satisfaction Scale will be completed by participants at post-intervention. In addition, a six-week follow-up assessment will determine whether the effects of the programme are sustained over a period of time. The programme will be delivered in the waiting list control group schools after the six-week follow-up assessment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALA Lust for Life
A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component programme whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behaviour therapy and positive psychology. It is delivered in six weekly lessons by the adolescents' school teacher and involves classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.
BEHAVIORALWaiting list control
Control group placed on a twelve-week waiting list.
Sponsors
University College Dublin
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescent * Enrolled in primary school in Ireland * Obtain written informed consent from parents/guardians * Provide written assent
Exclusion criteria
* Failure to the meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form | 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020 | Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 | 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020 | Scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater resilience. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emotional literacy measured by the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist | 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020 | Scores on the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist are rated on a four-point scale ranging from 'very like me' to 'not like me at all.' Higher scores indicate higher levels of emotional literacy. |
| Mindfulness measured by the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children | 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020 | Scores on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children range from 15 to 90. Items are reverse scored so that higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness. |
| Satisfaction with the programme measured by the Brief Satisfaction Scale | 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020 | Scores on each item of the Brief Satisfaction Scale range from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the programme. |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed