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A qualitative study exploring adolescents’ experiences with a school-based mental health program

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, October 2015
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Title
A qualitative study exploring adolescents’ experiences with a school-based mental health program
Published in
BMC Public Health, October 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-2368-z
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Authors

Pernilla Garmy, Agneta Berg, Eva K. Clausson

Abstract

Supporting positive mental health development in adolescents is a major public health concern worldwide. Although several school-based programs aimed at preventing depression have been launched, it is crucial to evaluate these programs and to obtain feedback from participating adolescents. This study aimed to explore adolescents' experiences with a -based cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program. Eighty-nine adolescents aged 13-15 years were divided into 12 focus groups. The focus group interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Three categories and eight subcategories were found to be related to the experience of the school-based program. The first category, intrapersonal strategies, consisted of the subcategories of directed thinking, improved self-confidence, stress management, and positive activities. The second category, interpersonal awareness, consisted of the subcategories of trusting the group and considering others. The third category, structural constraints, consisted of the subcategories of negative framing and emphasis on performance. The school-based mental health program was perceived as beneficial and meaningful on both individual and group levels, but students expressed a desire for a more health-promoting approach.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 221 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 55 25%
Student > Doctoral Student 27 12%
Student > Bachelor 26 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 10%
Researcher 14 6%
Other 32 14%
Unknown 48 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 42 19%
Nursing and Health Professions 36 16%
Social Sciences 29 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 24 11%
Arts and Humanities 5 2%
Other 24 11%
Unknown 64 29%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 April 2016.
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#3,694,128
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#4,084
of 14,872 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#51,667
of 283,225 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#72
of 271 outputs
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