scholarly journals Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A School-Based Peer Education Program for Adolescents During COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annarosa Cipriano ◽  
Cristina Aprea ◽  
Ludovica Bellone ◽  
Paolo Cotrufo ◽  
Stefania Cella
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Peer Education Program

Introduction: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) constitutes a major health concern among youth. However, less is known about the useful ways to prevent NSSI. As such, the NSSI- Peer Education Program (NSSI-PEP) aims to intervene on the vulnerability factors that predispose to NSSI by applying a peer education approach. The NSSI-PEP is grounded on the psychoanalytic tradition's tenets, implementing modules targeting four crucial risk factors for NSSI: pubertal transformation, body image, self-esteem, and emotion regulation.Methods: Selected 8th grade students were trained to serve as peer educators and held a peer-education intervention for 6th and 7th grade students. Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted in order to evaluate the program's effectiveness.Results: Results revealed preliminary support for the program's feasibility, as students reported greater emotion regulation abilities (p = 0.038) and significant changes in self-esteem (p<0.001), personal alienation (p = 0.005), body image (p < 0.001), and maturity fear (p < 0.001). Also, NSSI-PEP was positively evaluated by participants.Discussion: Our pilot study provides preliminary empirical support for the NSSI-PEP, representing a promising way to address areas of vulnerability for NSSI onset. Findings may also help current policies to promote targeted preventive activities and produce sizable benefits to society.

Evaluation of an HIV Peer Education Program in Texas Prisons

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah P. Scott ◽  
Amy Jo Harzke ◽  
Michael B. Mizwa ◽  
Michael Pugh ◽  
Michael W. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Peer Education Program

A human immunodeficiency virus peer education program for adolescent females

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail B. Slap ◽  
Susan L. Plotkin ◽  
Najma Khalid ◽  
Deborah F. Michelman ◽  
Christine M. Forke
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Peer Education Program

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS Prevention Among the Male Population: Results of a Peer Education Program for Taxicab and Tricycle Drivers in the Philippines

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald E. Morisky ◽  
Chrystene Nguyen ◽  
Alfonso Ang ◽  
Teodora V. Tiglao
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Peer Education Program ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Use Behavior ◽  
Hiv Aids

This study assesses the results of a 2-year community-based peer education program aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes toward condoms, and condom use behavior among taxicab and tricycle drivers in the Philippines. Pretest, posttest, and follow-up data were collected throughout the educational intervention program. The results of the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicate a significant change on knowledge about HIV/AIDS from baseline to posttest and from posttest to follow-up ( F= 449.27, df= 2, p< .001). There was also a significant change on attitudes about condom use from baseline to posttest and from posttest to follow-up ( F= 425.19, df= 2, p= 0.001), and a significant effect on condom use behavior with commercial sex workers from baseline to posttest and follow-up ( F= 428.31, df= 2, p= .001). The peer-mediated intervention was found to be an effective means of HIV/AIDS prevention among taxi and tricycle drivers in the Philippines.

Evaluating the effects of a structured exercise intervention on physical self-worth in men with prostate cancer: Addressing an unmet need.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11625-11625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Francis Dunne ◽  
Charles E. Heckler ◽  
Julia Ellen Inglis ◽  
Po-Ju Lin ◽  
Chunkit Fung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Self Worth

11625 Background: Improving body image and self-esteem are top ASCO priorities in the survivorship care of men with prostate cancer (PCa). Body image and global self-esteem, influenced by physical self-worth, are negatively affected by PCa treatment. We investigate whether exercise can improve physical self-worth in men treated for PCa and if improving self-worth is associated with changes in quality of life (QoL) and mental health. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of a phase II randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of Exercise for Cancer Patients(EXCAP), a structured, 6-week, home-based exercise intervention, to usual care (UC) in men with non-metastatic PCa receiving radiation or Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). The Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP), a valid 30-item questionnaire where higher scores indicate greater physical self-worth, was assessed at pre- and post-intervention. Changes between arms were compared using ANCOVA. Spearman correlations were calculated for pre/post-intervention change scores for PSPP and QoL, depression, and anxiety as measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), respectively. Results: Fifty-eight men were randomized; average age was 67.1 years. Physical self-worth at baseline moderated the effect of the intervention. Compared to UC, EXCAP improved physical self-worth in those with baseline PSPP scores above the median (p < 0.04). Exercisers with baseline PSPP scores in the top quartile demonstrated a more significant improvement over UC (p < 0.01). Improvements in physical self-worth were associated with improved QoL (r = 0.29, p = 0.04), depression (r = -0.28, p = 0.04) and anxiety (r = -0.30, p = 0.03). Conclusions: Exercise significantly improves physical self-worth in men with PCa on radiation or ADT, and greater physical self-worth is associated with improved QoL, depression and anxiety. Those with higher baseline physical self-worth derived the most benefit from exercise. Exercise should be prescribed to boost self-esteem and body image in men receiving radiation or ADT for PCa. Clinical trial information: NCT00815672.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the peer-education program ‘Health education on reproductive health' in Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ukropina ◽  
V Mijatovic Jovanovic ◽  
A Kapamadzija ◽  
M Zotovic Kostic ◽  
N Dragnic
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Peer Education Program
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