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Effects of Nurse-Led School-Based Mental Health Education on Beliefs Toward Mental Illness, Social Distance, and Empathy in Adolescents
Sponsor: Neslihan Lok
Summary
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education program on adolescents' beliefs toward mental illness, social distance, and empathic tendency. The research hypotheses of this study are as follows: H1. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in negative beliefs toward mental illness than adolescents in the control group. H2. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in social distance toward individuals with mental illness than adolescents in the control group. H3. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater increase in empathic tendency than adolescents in the control group. This study hypothesized that participation in Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education would reduce adolescents' misconceptions and negative beliefs about mental illness, increase their willingness to establish social relationships with individuals with mental illness, and strengthen their tendency to understand others' feelings and thoughts, consider different perspectives, and demonstrate sensitivity toward others' experiences. The study compared the intervention group, which received Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education, with the control group, which continued the routine school program, in terms of these variables. Participants in the intervention group attended nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education at an Anatolian high school over a six-week period. The program was delivered once a week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, according to the students' class schedules. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes.
Official title: Effects of Nurse-Led School-Based Mental Health Education on Beliefs Toward Mental Illness, Social Distance, and Empathy in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2023-10-02
Completion Date
2023-11-24
Last Updated
2026-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education
The program was structured according to improve adolescents' knowledge and awareness of mental health and mental illness, reduce misconceptions about mental illness, support the development of more positive social approaches toward individuals with mental illness, and strengthen empathic tendencies. The program consisted of six structured sessions delivered over six weeks, with one session conducted each week. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes. The program consisted of six structured sessions: Session 1. Understanding mental health and mental illness Session 2. Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about mental illness Session 3. Causes, treatment, and recovery in mental illness Session 4. Empathy and perspective taking Session 5. Supportive communication and social approach Session 6. Reinforcement and evaluation
Locations (1)
Aliya Izzetbegoviç Anatolian High School
Konya, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)