Social Emotional Learning and the promotion of equal personal relationships among adolescents in Panama: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Adolescents in Panama face multiple barriers that affect their health, such as high rates of teenage pregnancy, increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and sexual violence. Equal relationships between women and men are likely to reduce such risks. Here, we suggest that the school-based enhancement of Social and Emotional Learning core competencies-awareness of self and others, positive attitudes and values, responsible decision-making, and social interaction skills-could foster positive changes in behaviors between boys and girls, specifically through a focus on equal roles, equal rights in relationships and nonviolent problem solving. This paper, using the Intervention Mapping Protocol, describes the process of development of, and planning surrounding the implementation an

SUBMITTER: Arauz Ledezma AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature