Effectiveness of Life Skills Intervention on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of this disorder was between 5.7% and 17.7% in children and adolescents (16). According to the WHO, life skills are generally defined as 'abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enables individuals to deal effectively w...

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Published in:The Malaysian journal of medical sciences 2023-05, Vol.30 (3), p.42-59
Main Authors: Sherif, Yosra, Azman, Ahmad Zaid Fattah, Awang, Hamidin, Mokhtar, Siti Aisha, Mohammadzadeh, Marjan, Alimuddin, Aisha Siddiqah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Behavior
Bibliometrics
Child development
Education
Intervention
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Quasi-experimental methods
Stress
Systematic review
Teenagers
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Summary:According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of this disorder was between 5.7% and 17.7% in children and adolescents (16). According to the WHO, life skills are generally defined as 'abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enables individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life' (25). Life skills education has been used in different countries and targets different health outcomes, such as improvement and promotion of mental (25, 29), psychosocial (30), and physical health and prevention of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS (31), substance abuse (32) and teenage pregnancy (22, 33). [...]life skills education has been established for preventive measures, promoting healthy positive behaviour, and strengthening communication and socialisation skills. [...]this systematic review aimed to provide an overview and summarise the available literature about the effect of life skills programmes on the reduction of depression, anxiety and stress among children and adolescents.
ISSN:1394-195X
2180-4303
DOI:10.21315/mjms2023.30.34