Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment As Usual
Sponsors
Fund for Innovation in Development
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students are eligible to be included if they are high school students in one of the selected schools between the ages of 12 and 21.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Because this is a universal intervention, we will not screen participants in any way, or apply other inclusion or exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in self-reported depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 8.;Changes in self-reported anxiety symptoms, measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7.;Changes in perceived social support, as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.;Changes in average academic grade from school term before participation to school term after participation, as measured by the average grade achieved by a student, across all enrolled students. As participants will be students from various classes and in multiple schools, average student grades will be rescaled, a mean of 60 and SD of 10 will be used in rescaling.;Changes in the self-reported mental well-being of participants measured by the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in the level of information and perceptions regarding mental well-being and mental health problems as assessed by the Mental Health Literacy Scale.;Participants' evaluation of the efficacy of the peer-support program as assessed by the Thrive Club Questionnaire;Changes in students' subjective school experience as measured by the School Climate measure;Changes in students' self-reported behavioral, cognitive and emotional engagement in school as measured by the School Engagement measure;Assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and well-being as reported by participants and intervention facilitators through semi-structured interviews;Changes in self-reported adolescent well-being, as measured by the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being;Changes in participants' self-reported sense of secondary control, that is, the ability to adjust oneself to adverse events in such a way as to control their subjective emotional impact. measured by the 6-item short form of the Secondary Control Scale for Children.;Changes in perceived sense of purpose and meaning in life, as measured by the Purpose in Life Scale;Changes in self-reported grateful disposition as measured by a 6-item version of the Gratitude Questionnaire.;Changes in participants' perceived control over themselves and their lives, measured by the Perceived Control Scale for Children;Changes in the perceived presence of mental health problems in children as assessed by their parents using the Child Behavior Checklist;Changes in perceived satisfaction with family life as measured by the Satisfaction with Family Life scale | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactTom Osborn
Shamiri Institute
Outcome results
None listed