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NCT Number: NCT05993026

A School-based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Self-efficacy Among Students in 7th to 10th Grade

The present study is an evaluation of school-based intervention. The intervention aims to strengthen students' well-being and increase their mental health through training in tools that increase self-efficacy and ability to understand themselves and others. The Danish Committee for Health Education is responsible for developing and implementing the intervention and for recruiting schools, while the the Danish National Institute of Public Health at University of Southern Denmark is responsible for the evaluation of the intervention, including data collection, analysis and reporting.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Self Efficacy

Age range

12 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Danish Committee for Health Education

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Student classes in grade 7 to grade 10. This corresponds to students who are typically ages between 12 and 16 years old.

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Mental health course

Behavioral

The student course involves classroom-based teaching of eight lessons over eight weeks. The aim is to strengthen students' faith in their own abilities (self-efficacy) and ability to understand themselves and others (mentalization). In this way, students become better at entering into positive relationships and communities as well as better at handling everyday challenges both academically and socially. The student course includes teaching, exercises and training in simple tools for mastery and mentalization. The student courses in the classes are handled by staff close to the students and are based on both physical and digital material as well as an app for the students. The employees initially participate in a competency development course.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mental wellbeing measured by the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS)

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

  2. Self-efficacy measured by two items used in the Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

    Inspired by R. Schwarzer and M. Jerusalem two indicators to measure general self-efficacy: 'How often can you find a solution to problems if you try hard enough?' and 'How often can you manage the things you set your mind to?'

Secondary outcomes

  1. Social and emotional competence

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

    Nine items (e.g. I speak my mind when I think something is unfair), see Nielsen, L., Meilstrup, C., Nelausen, M.K., Koushede, V. and Holstein, B.E. (2015), "Promotion of social and emotional competence: Experiences from a mental health intervention applying a whole school approach", Health Education, Vol. 115 No. 3/4, pp. 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-03-2014-0039

  2. Student relationships

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

    Three items from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study about whether the student feel (1) students in their class enjoy being together, (2) students in their class are kind and helpful and (3) accept them as they are.

  3. Teacher support

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

    Three HBSC items from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire about whether the student feel (1) accepted by their teachers, (2) that their teachers care about them as a person and (3) that they trust their teachers.

  4. General school engagement

    Time frame: Measurements at baseline (one week before treatment) and follow-up (approximately 4 months after baseline)

    One HBSC item 'Liking school' from Danish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire about how the student likes the school for the moment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Other

Collaborators

  • Danish Committee for Health Education
  • Ole Kirks Fond

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of a School-based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Self-efficacy Among Students in 7th to 10th Grade in Denmark: A Single-group Pre- and Post-test Design

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Aug 15, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 11, 2024

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