Impact of a Blended Mental Health Literacy Program on Coping Behaviors Toward School Bullying Among Junior High School Students: randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250716005

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-16

Start date

2024-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Bullying is an aggressive behavior performed by an individual or a group of individuals who intentionally carry out this behavior in order to hurt others physically or mentally (Gredler, 2003). Adolescent Bullying Coping Skills

Interventions

It comprised four onsite activities and six online activities conducted within one month. The program began with onsite activities to introduce the objectives of the program. An ice-breaking activity

Experimental Behavioral

a mental health literacy program integrated with a blended learning approach

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria 1. Students must be currently enrolled in Matthayomsuksa 3 (Grade 9) at the selected school(s) during the academic year in which the study was conducted. 2. Students must have provided informed assent, and their parents or legal guardians must have given written informed consent to participate in the research. 3. Students must be available to participate in the full duration of the Mental Health Literacy Program using blended learning management. 4. Students must have sufficient Thai language proficiency to understand the program content and complete all assessments.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria 1. Students with diagnosed psychiatric disorders or ongoing psychological treatment that may interfere with participation in the intervention or affect outcome measures. 2. Students with cognitive or learning disabilities that significantly impair comprehension of the intervention content. 3. Students who have previously participated in any formal mental health literacy or anti-bullying intervention within the last 6 months. 4. Students unwilling or unable to provide assent or whose guardians do not consent to their participation. 5. Students absent for more than 25% of the intervention sessions, as their incomplete exposure may affect program outcomes.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
coping behavior toward school bullying Two months before and after Questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
mental health Two months before and after Questionnaire	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPitchada Prasittichok

Srinakharinwirot University

pitchada@g.swu.ac.th0869155355

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026