Effectiveness and Implementation Outcome Measures of Mental Health Curriculum Intervention Using Social Media to Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adolescents

Globally, adolescent mental health problems reportedly manifest more severely in individuals with lower mental health literacy. Mental health curriculum interventions using social media have been associated with positive implementation outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether such an interv...

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Published in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2022-01, Vol.15, p.979-997
Main Authors: Hassen, Hailemariam Mamo, Behera, Manas Ranjan, Jena, Pratap Kumar, Dewey, Rebecca S, Disassa, Getachew Abeshu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescent mental health
Adolescents
Age groups
Analysis
Behavior
Child & adolescent mental health
Child development
Child psychopathology
Communication
Curricula
Developing countries
difference-in-differences
Education
effect size
Experimental design
Health education
Health literacy
Health problems
Health promotion
Health services
Help seeking behavior
Internet access
Intervention
LDCs
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
mental health promotion
Original Research
Psychological aspects
Public health
Schools
Smartphones
Social aspects
Social media
Social networks
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:Globally, adolescent mental health problems reportedly manifest more severely in individuals with lower mental health literacy. Mental health curriculum interventions using social media have been associated with positive implementation outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether such an intervention significantly improves adolescent mental health literacy and is associated with positive implementation outcome measures. This study employed a quasi-experimental design, comparing the before-and-after difference between the intervention group (n =77) and the control group (n =76). A mental health literacy module was delivered using social media. Data were collected using validated questionnaires. Effect size and difference-in-differences model calculations (and associated 95% confidence intervals, CI) were conducted alongside other descriptive analyses. The estimated intervention effect size and difference-in-differences estimates were greater than zero. The effect was greater in the intervention than in the control group (p
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S361212