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Study aim
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Effectiveness of the Impact of mental health programs on help-seeking behavior and life satisfaction in adolescents
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Design
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A clinical trial with parallel groups (intervention and control), 85 students in each group, randomly assigned to each school. Then 2 classes will be selected randomly in each school.
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Settings and conduct
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The research environment in this study is public high schools for girls in Behbahan city. The research population is the 10th grade female students of these schools in the academic year of 2023-2024 and the research sample is selected from among the 10th grade female students of public schools. After selecting 170 students by random cluster method and assigning them to two experimental groups (85) and control (85), a pre-test using help-seeking intention and help-seeking behavior questionnaires, a life satisfaction questionnaire, and a questionnaire based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model will be done. After that, educational intervention is implemented the post-test will be done in both experimental and control groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: being a 10th-grade female student, and informed consent of parents and students. Exclusion criteria: reluctance to continue participating in the study, absence of more than one session in training classes, migration from school while studying, history of suicide, history of neurological and mental diseases, separation of parents
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: After the pre-test, the intervention will be conducted face-to-face (interactive lecture, conversation, discussion, poster, and pamphlet) for one month. If possible, individual or group learning assignments are done. Control group: no intervention is done and only pre-test and post-test are taken
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Main outcome variables
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Help-seeking intention, help-seeking behavior, life satisfaction in students