Ratnam, Kishwen Kanna Yoga and Farid, Nik Daliana Nik and Yakub, Nur Asyikin and Dahlui, Maznah (2022) The effectiveness of The Super Skills For Life (SSL) programme in promoting mental wellbeing among institutionalised adolescents in Malaysia: An interventional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15). ISSN 1660-4601, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159324.
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Background: Mental health issues have become more prevalent among institutionalised adolescents. Therefore an effective intervention programme is needed to improve their mental health. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Super Skills for Life (SSL) programme in improving the mental wellbeing of institutionalised adolescents and determine the factors associated with their mental wellbeing. Methods: A quasi-experimental study involving 80 female institutionalised adolescents divided into intervention and control groups was conducted. Intervention involved implementation of the SSL programme. The effectiveness of the programme was evaluated based on several outcome parameters. Results: Factors including age, number of family members, perceived social support and self-esteem had significant correlations with mental wellbeing of participants. The SSL programme significantly improved the anxiety and stress levels of participants. Conclusion: SSL programme exclusively improves the mental wellbeing in institutionalised adolescents.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Health, Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Super skills for life (SSL) programme; Adolescents; Detention settings; Mental health |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2023 12:35 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2023 12:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41570 |
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