TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotionally Troubled Teens’ Help-Seeking Behaviors
T2 - An Evaluation of Surviving the Teens® Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program
AU - Strunk, Catherine M.
AU - Sorter, Michael T.
AU - Ossege, Julianne
AU - King, Keith A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2013.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Many school-based suicide prevention programs do not show a positive impact on help-seeking behaviors among emotionally troubled teens despite their being at high risk for suicide. This study is a secondary analysis of the Surviving the Teens® program evaluation to determine its effect on help-seeking behaviors among troubled youth. Results showed significant increases in mean scores of the Behavioral Intent to Communicate with Important Others Regarding Emotional Health Issues subscale (p <.0005) from pretest to 3-month follow-up. There was a significant increase (p =.006) in mean scores of the Behavioral Intent Regarding Help-Seeking Behaviors when Suicidal subscale from pretest to posttest, but not at 3-month follow-up. Also, there was a significant increase (p =.016) in mean scores in the item “I would tell an adult if I was suicidal” from pretest to 3-month follow-up. These findings suggest that the Surviving the Teens program has a positive effect on help-seeking behaviors in troubled youth.
AB - Many school-based suicide prevention programs do not show a positive impact on help-seeking behaviors among emotionally troubled teens despite their being at high risk for suicide. This study is a secondary analysis of the Surviving the Teens® program evaluation to determine its effect on help-seeking behaviors among troubled youth. Results showed significant increases in mean scores of the Behavioral Intent to Communicate with Important Others Regarding Emotional Health Issues subscale (p <.0005) from pretest to 3-month follow-up. There was a significant increase (p =.006) in mean scores of the Behavioral Intent Regarding Help-Seeking Behaviors when Suicidal subscale from pretest to posttest, but not at 3-month follow-up. Also, there was a significant increase (p =.016) in mean scores in the item “I would tell an adult if I was suicidal” from pretest to 3-month follow-up. These findings suggest that the Surviving the Teens program has a positive effect on help-seeking behaviors in troubled youth.
KW - health education
KW - high school
KW - mental health
KW - safety/injury prevention
KW - self-injury
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U2 - 10.1177/1059840513511494
DO - 10.1177/1059840513511494
M3 - Article
C2 - 24200593
AN - SCOPUS:84907155915
SN - 1059-8405
VL - 30
SP - 366
EP - 375
JO - Journal of School Nursing
JF - Journal of School Nursing
IS - 5
ER -
