Design and evaluation of a positive intervention to cultivate mental health: preliminary findings

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Susana Gorbeña¹  Sare Sarrionandia¹  Patricia Penas¹  Patricia Macía¹  Ioseba Iraurgi¹  Ignacio Gómez²  Leila Govillard³ 

[1] Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Deusto, Apartado 1, 48080, Bilbao, Spain;Departamento de Psicología Social y del Desarrollo, Facultad de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Deusto, Apartado 1, 48080, Bilbao, Spain;Departamento de Trabajo Social y Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad de Deusto, Camino de Mundaiz 5, 20012, San Sebastián, Spain;

关键词: Positive manualized intervention;    Positive mental health;    Well-being;    Flourishing;    Pilot test;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41155-021-00172-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The past two decades have witnessed a proliferation of positive psychological interventions for clinical and non-clinical populations, and recent research, including meta-analyses, is providing evidence of its effectiveness. Most interventions have focused on increasing life satisfaction, positive affect, and psychological well-being. Manualized, multi-component interventions based on a comprehensive theory are scarce. Keyes’ concept of mental health and flourishing (subjective, psychological, and social well-being) is an overarching theoretical framework to guide the design of a multi-component psychological intervention to cultivate well-being and personal development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design a theory-driven positive intervention and to pilot test the intervention. The manual presents an 8-week group program that includes homework activities. A sample of 56 young adults completed the intervention. Participants were assessed at base line, after termination, and at a 6-month follow-up session. Standardized instruments were used to assess the dimensions of mental health proposed by Keyes. Pre- and post-test measures of subjective, psychological, and social well-being showed significant differences, as did the total mental health scores. At 6-month follow-up, differences remained in subjective and psychological well-being and in positive mental health, with smaller effect sizes. Limitations of these preliminary findings as well as future lines of research and improvements in this manualized intervention are proposed in the light of current research on positive interventions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY