Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health
Background: Mental health is one of the most significant aspects of health in adolescence, to which, if we do not pay attention, may lead to complications in teenagers' life. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to increase mental health in this period. This study aimed to compare the effec...
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| author | Armindokht Shahsanai Zahra Dana Siadat Ali Ghane-Jahromi |
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| description | Background: Mental health is one of the most significant aspects of health in adolescence, to which, if we do not pay attention, may lead to complications in teenagers' life. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to increase mental health in this period. This study aimed to compare the effect of mental health education by two methods, role playing and small group discussion, on boy teenagers’ mental health.
Methods: This was a study on 183 boy students selected randomly from 4 random schools in one of areas of education and training in Isfahan City, Iran (92 boys in small groups of discussion and 91 in play a role group). Evaluation of the intervention was carried out prior to Goldberg questionnaire, two months after the intervention.
Findings: The education led to a significant decrease in the overall mental health score in both the methods, but in the role playing group, the effect was more (11.57 ± 8.74) than small groups of discussion (14.58 ± 10.52) (P < 0.003). Moreover, anxiety symptoms (2.46 ± 2.34 vs. 3.55 ± 3.11, P = 0.001), social functioning (2.74 ± 2.6 vs. 3.57 ± 2.96, P > 0.001) and physical symptoms (3.13 ± 2.32 vs. 4.01 ± 3.26, P = 0.011) were significantly less in role playing group, too.
Conclusion: Regarding the effect of role playing method in improving public health, it can be used effectively to promote boy students’ mental health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7564cd512c0415f9b9f6c8d231424b92023-09-02T12:39:48ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2018-09-013648777177810.22122/jims.v36i487.101443134Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental HealthArmindokht Shahsanai0Zahra Dana Siadat1Ali Ghane-Jahromi2Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: Mental health is one of the most significant aspects of health in adolescence, to which, if we do not pay attention, may lead to complications in teenagers' life. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to increase mental health in this period. This study aimed to compare the effect of mental health education by two methods, role playing and small group discussion, on boy teenagers’ mental health. Methods: This was a study on 183 boy students selected randomly from 4 random schools in one of areas of education and training in Isfahan City, Iran (92 boys in small groups of discussion and 91 in play a role group). Evaluation of the intervention was carried out prior to Goldberg questionnaire, two months after the intervention. Findings: The education led to a significant decrease in the overall mental health score in both the methods, but in the role playing group, the effect was more (11.57 ± 8.74) than small groups of discussion (14.58 ± 10.52) (P < 0.003). Moreover, anxiety symptoms (2.46 ± 2.34 vs. 3.55 ± 3.11, P = 0.001), social functioning (2.74 ± 2.6 vs. 3.57 ± 2.96, P > 0.001) and physical symptoms (3.13 ± 2.32 vs. 4.01 ± 3.26, P = 0.011) were significantly less in role playing group, too. Conclusion: Regarding the effect of role playing method in improving public health, it can be used effectively to promote boy students’ mental health.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/10144Mental HealthEducationTeens |
| spellingShingle | Armindokht Shahsanai Zahra Dana Siadat Ali Ghane-Jahromi Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Mental Health Education Teens |
| title | Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health |
| title_full | Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health |
| title_short | Evaluating the Effects of Mental Health Education by Two Methods of Role Playing and Small Group Discussion on Boy Teenagers' Mental Health |
| title_sort | evaluating the effects of mental health education by two methods of role playing and small group discussion on boy teenagers mental health |
| topic | Mental Health Education Teens |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/10144 |
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