Mental Health Literacy
Conditions
Keywords
Phubbing, Mental health literacy, Adolescent
Brief summary
The aim of this research, conducted with an experimental model, is to determine the effectiveness of Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents on phubbing and mental health literacy levels in high school students. The research was conducted in two Anatolian high schools in Zonguldak. The study sample consisted of 36 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 with high levels of phubbing and low levels of mental health literacy (intervention group= 18, control group= 18). Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the General Phubbing Scale, and the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test. Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents was applied to the intervention group. H1: Phubbing and mental health literacy education for adolescents has an effect on reducing the level of phubbing. H2: Phubbing and mental health literacy education for adolescents has an effect on increasing the level of mental health literacy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents
Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents
BEHAVIORALno training was provided
no training was provided
Sponsors
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Merve Akman
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Being a volunteer * Being in the 10th or 11th grade * The adolescent must have a smartphone * The adolescent must have a high phubbing scale score and a low adolescent mental health literacy scale score * The adolescent must not have any auditory, visual or learning disabilities * Being able to speak and understand Turkish
Exclusion criteria
Not volunteering * Being in the 9th or 12th grade * Not having a smartphone * Having a low phubbing scale score and a high adolescent mental health literacy scale score * Having any learning disabilities * Not being able to speak and understand Turkish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale | up to six weeks after the end of the training. | The effectiveness of mental health literacy training in adolescents was evaluated. The Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale was used to measure students' mental health literacy levels. Students' mental health literacy data were measured using a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test. |
| The General Phubbing Scale | up to six weeks after the end of the training. | The effectiveness of phubbing and mental health literacy training in adolescents was evaluated. The General Phubbing Scale was used to measure students' phubbing levels. Students' phubbing data were measured using a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed