THE EFFECT OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION ON STRESS,DEPRESSION,ANXIETY, SELF-ESTEEM AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN MALAYSIA ORPHANAGES

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• Last refreshed on: 29 April 2024
• Main ID: TCTR20161010003
• Date of registration: 10/10/2016
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Public title: THE EFFECT OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION ON STRESS,DEPRESSION,ANXIETY, SELF-ESTEEM AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN MALAYSIA ORPHANAGES
• Scientific title: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION ON EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, SELF-ESTEEM AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG INSTITUTIONAL ADOLESCENTS IN KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA
• Date of first enrolment: 08/04/2014
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://www.thaiclinicaltrials.org/show/TCTR20161010003
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomized
• Phase: N/A

Contacts

• Name: Marjan Mohammadzadeh
• Affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Name: Hamodin Awang
• Affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria
Participants who had at least mild score in stress/anxiety/depression based on DASS-21 scale;
Age: 12-18 years old ;
Be able to write and read.

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria
Participants who have diagnosed or treated for psychiatric illnesses based on their file record);
Participants who have physical disability.


Age minimum: 12 Years
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Depression
Anxiety
stress
Self-esteem
Coping strategies
Institutional adolescents
Malaysian adolescents

Depression, Anxiety and/or stress
Depression
Anxiety
stress
Self-esteem
Coping strategies
Institutional adolescents
Malaysian adolescents

Intervention(s)

Experimental Behavioral,Placebo Comparator No treatment

Life skilles education,COMBI program

The aim of the educational program was improving mental health and coping mechanisms among adolescents living in orphanages. During the program, it was tried to help participants to decrease depression, anxiety and stress and increase their self-esteem.3.13 The program was also designed to improve their ability to cope with stressful situations. The educational program was provided in multi-method activates such as: group-dissuasion, role play, question and answer, game and watching movies.The intervention module was developed based on WHO program on Life skills education through a process of consultation with a group of experts in the study field and according to WHO and UNICEF recommendation of teaching life skills.Overall, 20 activities were developed for intervention sessions. This module was designed as a trainer guideline and participants did not have access to it. The main pictures of the booklet were designed by a children and adolescents book designer, specifically for the study’s module. For the last session of intervention program, one movie section was designed that targeted the coping mechanism. ,Participants in control group received 2 sessions (each one hour) Dengue control program (COMBI) the same as participants in intervention group after pre-test. The pre-, post- and follow-up tests were done for control group just the same as intervention group. Each participant received small gifts before doing pre-test and follow-up tests.

Primary Outcome(s)

Depression, Anxiety and stress Immediately after intevention and 4 months after intervention DASS21,Self-esteem Immediately after intevention and 4 months after intervention Rosenberg,Coping Methods Immediately after intevention and 4 months after intervention Brief COPE

Secondary Outcome(s)

N/A N/A N/A

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Ethics review

Status: Submitted, approved
Approval date:
Contact:

The Ethics Committee of Human Research of Unversiti Putra Malaysia

0060389471244 Ext.

Results

• Date Completed: 09/10/2014