The Effect of a Mental Strengthening Program on the Mental Health State of High School Students
Keywords:
the mental strengthening program, mental health state, high school studentsAbstract
The purpose of this Quasi-experimental research was to examine the effect of a mental strengthening program on the mental health state of high school students in Phathum Thani Province, Thailand during 2020. The sample consisted of 60 high school students, recruited using the inclusion criteria. They were randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups, with 30 subjects in each group. The experimental group participated in the mental strengthening program. Their activities comprised 10 sessions, for a period of five weeks, while the control group was treated normally. The mental health state scores were measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21: Thai version) before and after participating in the mental strengthening program. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, dependent t-test, and independent t-test.
The results of the study were as follows.
1) After participating in the mental strengthening program, the mean score for depression, anxiety and stress of the students was lower than their mean score on their pretest at a statistical significance .001 level.
2) The mean difference between pretest and posttest depression anxiety and stress score of the experiment group was significantly greater than that of the control group at a statistical significance .001 level. Nurses play a vital role in promoting and developing mental strengthening for high school students. The students will be prepared to eventuality deal with stress anxiety and depression, thus preventing mental health problems in the future.
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