We hypothesize that pupils who receive HL will have lower levels of depressive symptoms and higher levels of well-being than pupils who do not receive HL at 6-months follow-up.
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Source
Brief title
Condition
- Depressed mood disorders and disturbances
Health condition
Depressive symptoms
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
- Psychosocial intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Secondary outcome
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) Life satisfaction will be assessed with the Cantrill Ladder
Background summary
The current study examines the effectiveness of the intervention Happy lessons (HL). HL is a school-based programme to promote well-being and prevent depression among young people and is provided by a mental health professional. It is specifically developed for young people in lower education. It consists of: (a) four classroom lessons of which two lessons also contain an e-learning module, (b) an online HL test that includes two well-being scales and a depression scale that is administered at the beginning of the classroom lessons, (c) an individual consultation session for each pupil with the mental health professional who delivers HL, and (d) an additional help offer for high-risk pupils. The primary outcome of the study is depressive symptoms at 6-months follow-up. Secondary outcomes are well-being and life satisfaction at 6-months follow-up. In addition, we will test for potential mediating and moderating factors. Potential mediating variables are school climate factors (climate (i.e., classmate support, teacher support, and school connectedness, and bullying). Putative effect modifiers are high-risk status (i.e., pupils reporting (sub)clinical levels of depressive symptoms on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and demographic characteristics (i.e., gender and immigration background).
Study objective
We hypothesize that pupils who receive HL will have lower levels of depressive symptoms and higher levels of well-being than pupils who do not receive HL at 6-months follow-up.
Study design
T0: baseline T1: 3 months after baseline T2: 6 months after baseline
Intervention
Age
Inclusion criteria
1. Enrolment in either the first or second schoolyear of school classes that provide pre-vocational education. 2. Informed Consent (IC) of the parent(s) (for students <16 years) 3. IC of the pupil. 4. Sufficient command of the Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
1. No IC from the parent(s) (for students <16 years) 2. No IC from the pupil
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL9732 |
| CCMO | NL77336.041.21 |
| OMON | NL-OMON51002 |