Prevention concerning mental health: the adolescent's perspective.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE To examine several subjective components of adolescents' behaviour concerning mental illness prevention. METHOD Adolescents' knowledge, their attitudes and subjective norms, as well as their thoughts about how they would concretely handle a psychological problem were measured. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 438 male and female adolescents in grades 8 and 11. RESULTS Gender and age differences were revealed: girls and older adolescents were more attuned to prevention. Further, the influence on young people of peers and parents was also apparent. CONCLUSION Adolescents perceive prevention concerning mental health as important.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
دوره 41 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996