The act of giving: a pilot and feasibility study of the<i>My Life Story</i>programme designed to foster positive mental health and well-being in adolescents and older adults

Knight, Tess; Skouteris, Helen; Townsend, Margaret; Hooley, Merrilyn

doi:10.1080/02673843.2014.881297

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“…Our review indicated that prosocial behavior was linked to improved wellbeing [59][60][61], positive emotions [33], decreased depressive symptoms [28,[62][63][64][65], psychological engagement [66], positive changes in adolescents' mental health [56,67], resilience [68], increased stress tolerance [69], decreased negative psychological outcomes [60,65] and lower prevalence of health-risk behavior [70]. Prosocial peer treatment was associated with increased acceptance, less anxiety [29,63] and decreased loneliness [71].…”

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“…Life satisfaction was a prevalent theme [21][22][23], indicating how prosocial behavior can instill a positive impact on young people's perceptions of their life. Moreover, key findings around wellbeing [59][60][61], positive emotions [33] and positive changes in adolescents' mental health [69] have further reiterated the positive mental health impacts linked to prosocial behavior. Some studies have even identified that prosocial behavior can decrease depressive symptoms [65,66] and lower the prevalence of depression [67].…”

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Understanding the Role of Prosocial Behavior in Youth Mental Health: Findings from a Scoping Review

2022

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Background: Mental health during a person’s adolescence plays a key role in setting the stage for their mental health over the rest of their life. Hence, initiatives that promote adolescents’ wellbeing are an important public health goal. Helping others can take a variety of forms, and the literature suggests that helping others can positively impact a person’s wellbeing. However, there is a lack of data that synthesizes the impact of helping others on adolescents’ wellbeing. Therefore, this review aims to synthesize the available evidence related to helping others and to youth wellbeing. Methods: A scoping review search was undertaken with no date restrictions. CINAHL, Medline and PyschINFO, were searched for studies that analyzed the relationship between helping others and youth mental health. Results: Data from 213 papers were included in the scoping review. Three main themes were observed: (1) the relationship between helping others and mental health outcomes among youths (positive and negative); (2) factors associated with youth engagement in prosocial behavior (facilitators and barriers); (3) the impact of interventions related to helping others, and to youth mental health (positive and negative). Conclusions: An overwhelmingly positive relationship exists between youth prosocial behavior and its influence on youth mental health.

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Understanding the Role of Prosocial Behavior in Youth Mental Health: Findings from a Scoping Review

2022

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“… 33 35 47 48 50 52 Studies that involved school students were aged between 13 and 19 years with 15 years the average age across studies. 33 35 46–48 Two studies 35 48 involved students completing a report or a community presentation, while others involved students completing a small woodwork project. 33 47 These tasks were curriculum linked, 35 motivating adolescent participants to complete the task.…”

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“… 33 35 46–48 Two studies 35 48 involved students completing a report or a community presentation, while others involved students completing a small woodwork project. 33 47 These tasks were curriculum linked, 35 motivating adolescent participants to complete the task. Older adults reported they felt needed when they were contributing to adolescent’s learning and acknowledged the adolescent’s contribution to their own learning —‘they can teach us the computer and their new language’.…”

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“…53 Facilitation was used in seven of the included studies. The facilitators were trained professionals including teachers, 35 48 university staff, 50 fitness instructors, 50 health professionals, 15 33 52 community leaders 52 and youth workers. 47 In the Santini et al 48 study, active older volunteers also played a facilitation role.…”

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Circumstances that promote social connectedness in older adults participating in intergenerational programmes with adolescents: a realist review

Simionato,

Vally,

Archibald

2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesLimited social connectedness in older adults is a risk factor for poor physical and mental health. Older adults who are socially isolated, lonely and disconnected have a higher risk of chronic illness, depression and premature death. Current literature suggests that improved social connectedness reduces these risks. Intergenerational programmes are an effective way to improve health outcomes. Despite this, there is yet to be a review using realist review methods that seeks to identify the circumstances that promote social connectedness in older adults participating in intergenerational programmes with adolescents.DesignA realist review methodology was chosen to account for the complexity of intergenerational interventions. Nine studies were included. In line with realist review methodology, iterative data extraction and analysis was conducted to identify the specific contexts, mechanisms and outcomes of the programmes. Specific circumstances were identified to develop theories relating to improved social connectedness in older adults.Data sourcesMEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL were searched using English language limitation.Eligibility criteriaIncluded participants were aged 65 and over (older adults) and between 13 and 19 years (adolescents) participating in intergenerational programmes from non-familial generations. Studies had to be published in English between 2000 and 2020 and could be quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods primary research studies.Data extraction and synthesisTwo independent reviewers used a bespoke data extraction form. All authors were involved in the synthesis process which used the extracted data to illuminate the contexts, mechanisms and outcomes that underpinned reviewed programmes.ResultsThe nine included studies were set in different contexts, including community organisations, schools and aged care facilities. They used an array of interventions including reminiscence therapy, craft or space for conversation. Despite study heterogeneity, the parallels in psychosocial development between older adults and adolescents were shown to be a likely driver for improved social health outcomes. Programmes most likely to improve social health outcomes were those that acknowledged psychosocial development, were delivered in community settings, leveraged pedagogical frameworks, used trained facilitators and supported participants to build relationships through shared purpose.ConclusionsThis review contributes a logic model to support the design and development of intergenerational programmes involving adolescents to improve social connectedness in older adults. Future research to test the logic model in practice is needed.

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The delivery of intergenerational programmes in the nursing home setting and impact on adolescents and older adults: A mixed studies systematic review

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Slocombe

Liu

et al. 2022

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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The act of giving: a pilot and feasibility study of theMy Life Storyprogramme designed to foster positive mental health and well-being in adolescents and older adults

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Understanding the Role of Prosocial Behavior in Youth Mental Health: Findings from a Scoping Review

Understanding the Role of Prosocial Behavior in Youth Mental Health: Findings from a Scoping Review

Circumstances that promote social connectedness in older adults participating in intergenerational programmes with adolescents: a realist review

The delivery of intergenerational programmes in the nursing home setting and impact on adolescents and older adults: A mixed studies systematic review

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