Study protocol: the OxWell school survey investigating social, emotional and behavioural factors associated with mental health and well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Improving our understanding of the broad range of social, emotional and behavioural factors that contribute to mental health outcomes in adolescents will be greatly enhanced with diverse, representative population samples. We present a protocol for a repeated self-report survey assessing risk and protective factors for mental health and well-being in school pupils aged 8-18 years with different socioeconomic backgrounds in England. The survey will provide a comprehensive picture of mental health and associated risks at the community level to inform the development of primary and secondary prevention and treatment strategies in schools.

Methods and analysis

This protocol is for a large-scale online repeated self-report survey, representative of children and adole

SUBMITTER: Mansfield KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066348 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature