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- Title
A Web-Based Adolescent Positive Psychology Program in Schools: Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Burckhardt, Rowan; Manicavasagar, Vijaya; Batterham, Philip J.; Miller, Leonie M.; Talbot, Elizabeth; Lum, Alistair
- Abstract
Background: Adolescent mental health is characterized by relatively high rates of psychiatric disorders and low levels of help-seeking behaviors. Existing mental health programs aimed at addressing these issues in adolescents have repeated inconsistent results. Such programs have generally been based on techniques derived from cognitive behavioral therapy, which may not be ideally suited to early intervention among adolescent samples. Positive psychology, which seeks to improve well-being rather than alleviate psychological symptoms, offers an alternative approach. A previous community study of adolescents found that informal engagement in an online positive psychology program for up to 6 weeks yielded significant improvements in both well-being and depression symptoms. However, this approach had not been trialed among adolescents in a structured format and within a school setting.
- Subjects
MENTAL health of teenagers; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; MENTAL depression; HELP-seeking behavior; COGNITIVE therapy; WELL-being; RANDOMIZED controlled trials
- Publication
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1439-4456
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2196/jmir.4329