Evaluating the efficacy of a school-based Finnish Gutsy Go programme in enhancing adolescents' positive mental health, experience of social inclusion, and social competence.

IF 0.3 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Hanna Ahrnberg, Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Pekka Mustonen, Sari Fröjd, Katja Aktan-Collan
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Background: The Finnish Gutsy Go programme is a positive youth development intervention designed to enhance adolescents' psychosocial well-being by enabling eighth-grade students to develop and execute good deeds within the community.Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of the Gutsy Go programme on adolescents' positive mental health, experience of social inclusion, and social competence using a quasi-experimental study design.Methods: Data were collected with electronic questionnaires at baseline (n = 236 programme participants and n = 303 controls) and follow-up two weeks after the programme (n = 126, 54.2% programme participants and n = 103, 34.1% controls). Analyses included paired samples t-tests and mixed ANOVA analyses.Results: A statistically significant intragroup change across time was detected in the level of cooperation skills among programme participants (t(127) = -2.460, p = 0.015) but not among controls (t(102) = 1.088, p = 0.279). Statistically significant main effects were found for the intervention group on the experience of social inclusion (F(1, 1) = 9.34, p = 0.003, ηp2 = 0.040), cooperation skills (F(1,1) = 5.28, p = 0.020, ηp2 = 0.020), and empathy (F(1,1) = 6.44, p = 0.010, ηp2 = 0.030) across time.Conclusion: The Gutsy Go programme could be beneficial in improving adolescents' experience of social inclusion, cooperation skills, and empathy. More studies are needed to address the effects of the programme more firmly.

评估芬兰 "勇往直前 "校本课程在提高青少年积极心理健康、社会融入体验和社交能力方面的效果。
背景:芬兰的 "勇往直前"(Gutsy Go)计划是一项积极的青少年发展干预措施,旨在通过让八年级学生在社区中发展和实施善行来提高青少年的社会心理健康水平:本研究采用准实验研究设计,旨在探讨 Gutsy Go 计划对青少年积极心理健康、社会融入体验和社交能力的影响:在基线(n = 236 名计划参与者和 n = 303 名对照者)和计划结束两周后的随访(n = 126 名,54.2% 的计划参与者和 n = 103 名,34.1% 的对照者)中使用电子问卷收集数据。分析包括配对样本 t 检验和混合方差分析:计划参与者的合作技能水平(t(127) = -2.460,p = 0.015)在组内随时间发生了显著变化,但对照组的变化不大(t(102) = 1.088,p = 0.279)。干预组在社会包容体验(F(1, 1) = 9.34, p = 0.003, ηp2 = 0.040)、合作技能(F(1,1) = 5.28, p = 0.020, ηp2 = 0.020)和移情能力(F(1,1) = 6.44, p = 0.010, ηp2 = 0.030)方面的主效应在不同时间段具有统计学意义:结论:"勇敢向前冲 "计划有助于提高青少年的社会融入体验、合作技能和同理心。需要进行更多的研究来更深入地探讨该计划的效果。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a "Clinical perspectives" section and book reviews. The Journal is published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP).
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