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

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dc.contributor.authorGorbeña, Susana
dc.contributor.authorGovillard Garmendia, Leila
dc.contributor.authorGómez Marroquín, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorSarrionandia Vadillo, Sare
dc.contributor.authorMacía Guerrero, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorPenas, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorIraurgi Castillo, Ioseba
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-14T07:22:43Z
dc.date.available2025-06-14T07:22:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-24
dc.date.updated2025-06-14T07:22:43Z
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifier.citationGorbeña, S., Govillard, L., Gómez, I., Sarrionandia, S., Macía, P., Penas, P., & Iraurgi, I. (2021). Design and evaluation of a positive intervention to cultivate mental health: preliminary findings. Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/S41155-021-00172-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/S41155-021-00172-1
dc.identifier.eissn1678-7153
dc.identifier.issn0102-7972
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/3053
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.rights© The Author(s)
dc.subject.otherFlourishing
dc.subject.otherPilot test
dc.subject.otherPositive manualized intervention
dc.subject.otherPositive mental health
dc.subject.otherWell-being
dc.titleDesign and evaluation of a positive intervention to cultivate mental health: preliminary findingsen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.titlePsicologia: Reflexao e Critica
oaire.citation.volume34
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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