Effects of a life-skills-based prevention program on self-esteem and risk behaviors in adolescents: A pilot study

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Background: Risk behaviors among young people are a major social and public health issue. This study aims to assess the impact of a life-skills-based prevention program (called Mission Papillagou) on self-esteem, well-being, and risk behaviors among adolescents. Method: In a two-arm controlled study involving 520 school pupils aged between 10 and 15 years old, participants taking part in the prevention program (the Papillagou group) were compared to pupils who did not take part (the control group). Two assessment sessions were performed, one at baseline, and one after either the Mission Papillagou program (Papillagou group) or usual lessons (control group). Participants self-reported on their self-esteem, well-being, behaviors, interests and opinions. Results: The Mission Papillagou program significantly improved Self-Esteem scores (ηρ2 =.035). Well-being (Cramér's V =.14) and mood ("feeling of depression": Cramér's V =.503; "feeling hopelessness about the future": Cramér's V =.357; "waking up at night": Cramér's V =.343) also improved in the Papillagou group compared to the control group. Regarding risk behaviors, the prevention program produced a decrease in the frequency of insults (Cramér's V =.267) and rumor-spreading (Cramér's V =.440), and a change of opinion toward the possibility of smoking an electronic cigarette in the future (Cramér's V =.372). Conclusion: This study suggests that life-skills-based risk prevention programs are effective.

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Moulier, V., Guinet, H., Kovacevic, Z., Bel-Abbass, Z., Benamara, Y., Zile, N., … Januel, D. (2019). Effects of a life-skills-based prevention program on self-esteem and risk behaviors in adolescents: A pilot study. BMC Psychology, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0358-0

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