Evaluation of a School-based Programme Aimed at Promoting Well-being in Adolescents
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
- Enrollment
- 604
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents.
Detailed Description
Adolescence is an important developmental phase for prevention and intervention initiatives for well-being and mental health. Accordingly, school has been recommended as an optimal location for such initiatives. Universal programmes - programmes that are designated for all individuals in a population - have a number of advantages, including reducing the risk of stigma and yielding high recruitment rates.
A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy, positive psychology and mindfulness and consists of six lessons, each delivered by the adolescents' school teacher on a weekly basis. The lessons involve classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.
Study participants will complete the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children at pre-intervention. Following this, schools randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive A Lust for Life, while those randomly assigned to the control group will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list. The questionnaire measures and a Brief Satisfaction Scale will be completed by participants at post-intervention. In addition, a six-week follow-up assessment will determine whether the effects of the programme are sustained over a period of time. The programme will be delivered in the waiting list control group schools after the six-week follow-up assessment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 19 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adolescent
- •Enrolled in primary school in Ireland
- •Obtain written informed consent from parents/guardians
- •Provide written assent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Failure to the meet inclusion criteria
Arms & Interventions
A Lust for Life programme group
A Lust for Life programme will be delivered to adolescents by their school teachers in six weekly lessons. Well-being and resilience will be promoted in each lesson through classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.
Intervention: A Lust for Life (Behavioral)
Waiting list control group
Participants will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list for the programme.
Intervention: Waiting list control (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form
Time Frame: 12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020
Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being.
Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form
Time Frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020
Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being.
Secondary Outcomes
- Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10(12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020)
- Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10(6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020)