The Effect of Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Education on Mental Health Literacy and Phubbing Levels in Adolescent

The aim of this research, conducted with an experimental model, is to determine the effectiveness of "Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents" on phubbing and mental health literacy levels in high school students. The research was conducted in two Anatolian high schools in Zonguldak. The study sample consisted of 36 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 with high levels of phubbing and low levels of mental health literacy (intervention group= 18, control group= 18). Data were collected using the "Personal Information Form," the "General Phubbing Scale," and the "Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale" in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test. "Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents" was applied to the intervention group.

H1: Phubbing and mental health literacy education for adolescents has an effect on reducing the level of phubbing.

H2: Phubbing and mental health literacy education for adolescents has an effect on increasing the level of mental health literacy.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Literacy

Age range

15 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

Zonguldak, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Being a volunteer

Being in the 10th or 11th grade
The adolescent must have a smartphone
The adolescent must have a high phubbing scale score and a low adolescent mental health literacy scale score
The adolescent must not have any auditory, visual or learning disabilities
Being able to speak and understand Turkish

Exclusion criteria

Not volunteering

Being in the 9th or 12th grade
Not having a smartphone
Having a low phubbing scale score and a high adolescent mental health literacy scale score
Having any learning disabilities
Not being able to speak and understand Turkish

Treatment and study plan

Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents

Behavioral

Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents

no training was provided

Behavioral

no training was provided

Primary outcomes

The Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale

Time frame: up to six weeks after the end of the training.

The effectiveness of mental health literacy training in adolescents was evaluated. The "Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Scale" was used to measure students' mental health literacy levels. Students' mental health literacy data were measured using a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test.
The General Phubbing Scale

Time frame: up to six weeks after the end of the training.

The effectiveness of phubbing and mental health literacy training in adolescents was evaluated. The "General Phubbing Scale" was used to measure students' phubbing levels. Students' phubbing data were measured using a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merve Akman

Other

Collaborators

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Sep 22, 2025
Registry last updated: Sep 22, 2025

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