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Direct linkHartman, Leah I.; Michel, Natalie M.; Winter, Ariella; Young, Rebecca E.; Flett, Gordon L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2013
Despite the prevalence of mental health problems, society continues to stigmatize and discriminate against people with mental illness and in particular, schizophrenia. Among the negative consequences of stigma, is that some individuals with mental illness internalize negative stereotypes about themselves, referred to as self-stigma, which is…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Youth, Mental Disorders, Self Esteem
Miller, Leslie; Musci, Rashelle; D'Agati, Douglas; Alfes, Clarissa; Beaudry, Mary Beth; Swartz, Karen; Wilcox, Holly – School Mental Health, 2019
The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program, developed by psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a depression literacy program delivered to high school students by teachers. This mode of delivery represents an effective and sustainable way to increase awareness of mental health, reduce stigma,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Knowledge Level, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Wong, Eunice C.; Cerully, Jennifer L.; Collings, Rebecca L.; Roth, Elizabeth – RAND Corporation, 2014
The study presented in this report evaluates the effects of a school-based theatrical performance "Walk In Our Shoes" on a group of predominantly Latino youth in Santa Barbara County, California. The performance follows the lives of four (fictional) high school students and introduces their various experiences with both mental health…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Drama, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students
Lightfoot, Alexandra F.; Taboada, Arianna; Taggart, Tamara; Tran, Trang; Burtaine, Amy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2015
Adolescents are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Southern states of the USA, where rates among youth are higher than in the rest of the nation. This paper reports on findings from a pilot study of an HIV prevention intervention that uses interactive theatre to educate young people about sexual health. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Asshoff, Roman; Heuckmann, Benedikt; Ryl, Mike; Reinhardt, Klaus – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Bed bugs are on the rise and are increasingly perceived as harmful parasites. Because individuals affected by bed bugs often feel disgust and shame and are stigmatized, bed bugs are an important public health and environmental justice concern and therefore a health education issue as well. In this quasi-experimental study, we examine how different…
Descriptors: Animals, Entomology, Social Bias, Psychological Patterns
Li, Xiaoming; Zhang, Liying; Mao, Rong; Zhao, Qun; Stanton, Bonita – Health Education Research, 2011
This study was designed to evaluate potential preventive effects of a cultural adaption of the Focus on Kids (FOK) program among Chinese adolescents through a quasi-experimental intervention trial in Nanjing, China. High school students were assigned to either experimental groups (n = 140) or control groups (n = 164) by schools (with three schools…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention
Rose, Alison L.; Atkey, Sarah K.; Flett, Gordon L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Self-stigma is a phenomenon in which negative public stereotypes about mental illness are internalized and can undermine help-seeking. Unfortunately, little is known about how self-stigmatization relates to positive well-being indicators among youth. A sample of 134 high school students completed established measures of self-stigma, well-being,…
Descriptors: Well Being, High School Students, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem
Ranson, Natalia J.; Byrne, Mitchell K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of an eight-session female higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program on the knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of adolescent girls. Participants were seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students (N = 273) in a mainstream school. Two-eighth-grade classes were randomly allocated to the intervention…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Social Bias, Consciousness Raising
Zeifman, Richard J.; Atkey, Sarah K.; Young, Rebecca E.; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
In the current study, we investigated whether adolescents high in perfectionism are prone to experiencing self-stigma for seeking psychological help. This work is based on the premise that the need to seek help for psychological difficulties is not consistent with idealistic personal goals of perfectionistic young people and their desire to retain…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Mental Disorders, Personality Traits, Self Concept
Staniland, Jessica J.; Byrne, Mitchell K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
A six-session higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program incorporating descriptive, explanatory and directive information was delivered to adolescent boys and the impact upon knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions towards peers with autism was evaluated. Participants were seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students (N = 395) from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Autism, Social Bias
Wilcox, Holly C.; Pas, Elise; Murray, Sarah; Kahn, Geoffrey; DeVinney, Aubrey; Bhakta, Sanjana; Rosenbaum, Lacey; Hart, Laura M. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is an Australian school-based universal program for grade 10 to 12 students. tMHFA teaches teens how to recognize and respond to a peer in crisis or experiencing mental health concerns. Methods: Schools implementing tMHFA in 2019 and 2020 were propensity score matched, yielding a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Grade 10, Grade 11
Denison, J. A.; Tsui, S.; Bratt, J.; Torpey, K.; Weaver, M. A.; Kabaso, M. – Health Education Research, 2012
Restless Development's youth-led model places trained Volunteer Peer Educators (VPEs), aged 18-25 years, in schools to teach HIV prevention and reproductive health (RH). VPEs also run youth centers, extracurricular and community-based activities. This evaluation assesses (i) program effects on students' HIV/RH knowledge, attitudes and behaviors…
Descriptors: Evidence, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention
