Development of a Proposal for a Program to Promote Positive Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Focus Group Study

Joana Nobre (), Helena Arco, Francisco Monteiro, Ana Paula Oliveira, Carme Ferré-Grau and Carlos Sequeira
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Joana Nobre: Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Helena Arco: Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Francisco Monteiro: Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Ana Paula Oliveira: Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Carme Ferré-Grau: Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain
Carlos Sequeira: Group Innovation & Development in Nursing (NursID), Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: Over the last years, there have been several studies that have shown insufficient levels of adolescents’ mental health literacy (MHL). Knowledge about intervention programs that promote positive mental health literacy (PMeHL) among adolescents is still very scarce. In this sense, we defined as objectives to identify and describe the necessary components to design a program proposal that promotes adolescents’ PMeHL. We conducted an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study using two focus groups in July and September 2022 with an intentional non-probability sample of eleven participants (nine professional experts and two adolescents). Data were analyzed using content analysis, using NVivo ® 12 software (version 12, QRS International: Daresbury Cheshire, UK). We obtained a total of four categories and eighteen subcategories: structure (context; format; contents; length and frequency; pedagogical methods; pedagogical techniques; resources; denomination), participants (target group; program facilitators), assessment (timing; evaluation instruments), other components (planning, articulation and adaptation; involvement; training; special situations; partnerships; referral). The perspectives of the professional experts and of the adolescents that we obtained from this study contributed to the design of a proposal for a program to promote adolescents’ PMeHL.

Keywords: adolescents; mental health literacy; positive mental health; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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