The effect of peer education based on adolescent health education on the resilience of children and adolescents: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of children and adolescents have reported mental health problems, and resilience is a protective factor against these problems. Therefore, the aim of the study is to verify the effect of peer education based on adolescent health education on adolescent resilience.

Method

A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted including 1,613 students who were divided into an intervention group (19 classes, 732 participants) and a control group (24 classes, 881 participants). One-year peer education was performed in the intervention group, and the control group had no interventions. The Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents by Yueqin Hu and a self-designed basic information questionnaire were used to collect data. Chi-square test and rank-sum te

SUBMITTER: Tang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809556 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature