The effectiveness of school-based skills-training programs promoting mental health in adolescents: a study protocol for a randomized controlled study.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • Subject Terms:
      Mental Health Services* ; School Health Services*; Anxiety/*prevention & control ; Depression/*prevention & control ; Students/*psychology; Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Parenting/psychology ; Parents/psychology ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Schools ; Social Skills ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Treatment Outcome
    • Abstract:
      Background: Adolescence is a period of elevated stress sensitivity, which places adolescents at increased risk of developing mental health problems such as burnout, depression, anxiety, and externalizing problems. Early intervention of psychological needs and low-threshold care addressing such needs may prevent this dysfunctional development. Schools may provide an important environment to identify and address psychological needs. The aim of this protocol is to describe the design of a study aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of low-threshold school-based skills-training programs promoting the mental health of adolescents and to examine moderators of the effectiveness.
      Methods: A Randomized Controlled Trial will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of two school-based skills-training programs aiming to promote mental health by improving either skills to deal with performance anxiety or social skills. A multi-informant (i.e., students, parents, and trainers) and multi-method (i.e., questionnaires and physiological measurements) approach will be used to assess program targets (skills to deal with performance anxiety or social skills), direct program outcomes (performance or social anxiety) and mental health outcomes (i.e., stress, internalizing and externalizing problems, self-esteem and well-being), as well as specific moderators (i.e., student, parent and program characteristics, social support, perfectionism, stressful life events, perceived parental pressure, positive parenting behavior, treatment alliance and program integrity).
      Discussion: The current study will provide information on the effectiveness of school-based skills-training programs. It is of crucial importance that the school environment can provide students with effective, low-threshold intervention programs to promote adolescents' daily functioning and well-being and prevent the emergence of mental health problems that negatively affect school performance.
      Trial Registration: Dutch Trial Register number NL7438 . Registered 12 December 2018.
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    • Grant Information:
      400.17.601, workpackage 3 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Effectiveness; Intervention; Mental health; Performance anxiety; Randomized controlled trial; School-based skills-training programs; Social skills; Stress
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190609 Date Completed: 20190813 Latest Revision: 20200225
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC6556042
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12889-019-6999-3
    • Accession Number:
      31174502