Preventive Intervention School Mental Health in Adolescents: Challenges for a Public Program in the Educational Communities

This paper shows the contribution of "Skills for Life Program" to prevention practices adolescent mental health in schools in Chile. Study included a sample of adolescents (N = 212) who participated in the preventive intervention of the program. The goal was to examine changes in variables...

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Autor Principal: Leiva, Loreto; Universidad de Chile
Otros Autores: George, Myriam; Universidad de Chile, Squicciarini, Ana María; Programa Habilidades para la Vida, JUNAEB, Simonsohn, Ariela; Programa Habilidades para la Vida, JUNAEB., Guzmán, Javier; Universidad del Desarrollo
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2016
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/13510
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Sumario: This paper shows the contribution of "Skills for Life Program" to prevention practices adolescent mental health in schools in Chile. Study included a sample of adolescents (N = 212) who participated in the preventive intervention of the program. The goal was to examine changes in variables of school maladjustment (SM) and psychosocial dysfunction (PD) based on their attendance and their parents to the preventive intervention. Design was ex-post-facto, longitudinal prospective, pre and post measurements. Analysis considered repeated measures ANOVA and t tests for related samples. Results indicate a decrease in risk factors associated with DE and DP stability of adolescents. Study implications will be discussed for preventive science and public policy.