A School-based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Self-efficacy Among Students in 7th to 10th Grade
- Conditions
- Mental HealthSelf Efficacy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mental health course
- Registration Number
- NCT05993026
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- Brief Summary
The present study is an evaluation of school-based intervention. The intervention aims to strengthen students' well-being and increase their mental health through training in tools that increase self-efficacy and ability to understand themselves and others. The Danish Committee for Health Education is responsible for developing and implementing the intervention and for recruiting schools, while the the Danish National Institute of Public Health at University of Southern Denmark is responsible for the evaluation of the intervention, including data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3966
Student classes in grade 7 to grade 10. This corresponds to students who are typically ages between 12 and 16 years old.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mental health course Mental health course A mental health-promoting student course offered to lower secondary school classes delivered by their teacher or another employee of the school. T
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mental wellbeing measured by the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) Self-efficacy measured by two items used in the Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) Inspired by R. Schwarzer and M. Jerusalem two indicators to measure general self-efficacy: 'How often can you find a solution to problems if you try hard enough?' and 'How often can you manage the things you set your mind to?'
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Student relationships Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) Three items from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study about whether the student feel (1) students in their class enjoy being together, (2) students in their class are kind and helpful and (3) accept them as they are.
Social and emotional competence Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) Nine items (e.g. I speak my mind when I think something is unfair), see Nielsen, L., Meilstrup, C., Nelausen, M.K., Koushede, V. and Holstein, B.E. (2015), "Promotion of social and emotional competence: Experiences from a mental health intervention applying a whole school approach", Health Education, Vol. 115 No. 3/4, pp. 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-03-2014-0039
Teacher support Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) Three HBSC items from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire about whether the student feel (1) accepted by their teachers, (2) that their teachers care about them as a person and (3) that they trust their teachers.
General school engagement Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline) One HBSC item 'Liking school' from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire about how the student likes the school for the moment
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Danish Committee for Health Education
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark