Mental health and wellbeing outcomes of youth participation: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT: There is growing recognition that young people should be given opportunities to participate in the decisions that affect their lives, such as advisory groups, representative councils, advocacy or activism. Positive youth development theory and sociopolitical development theory propose pathways through which youth participation can influence mental health and wellbeing outcomes. However, there is limited empirical research synthesising the impact of participation on youth mental health and/or wellbeing, or the characteristics of activities that are associated with better or worse mental health and/or wellbeing outcomes. This scoping review seeks to address this gap by investigating the scope and nature of evidence detailing how youth participation initiatives can influence mental health and

SUBMITTER: Bower M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10581453 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature