Mental fitness in higher education: Intervention Mapping programme design

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dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Niamh
dc.contributor.authorLawlor, Martin
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Wesley
dc.contributor.funderState of Mind Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-06T08:31:06Z
dc.date.available2020-07-06T08:31:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2020-07-06T08:19:35Z
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Higher Education Institutions observe that many students are experiencing mental health issues, such as high levels of anxiety and stress. Young adults are recognised as a vulnerable group who carry the burden of mental health problems worldwide. Mental health interventions can be effective in positively influencing students' emotional and behavioural wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach: In the current study, the principles of Intervention Mapping (IM) were applied to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of a specifically tailored mental health programme for a selected student cohort in a large Higher Education Institute in Ireland. Mixed qualitative (Delphi technique and focus group discussions) and quantitative (survey) data were gathered to gain a broad perspective of mental health concerns and learning needs among a sample of higher education students (n = 99). Findings: Existing evidence guided by theoretical frameworks were blended to create a specifically tailored mental health programme to meet the needs of higher education students in Ireland. Results indicate that the established six-stages of IM provide an empirical process that has the potential to effectively respond to the mental health needs of students in higher education. IM identifies the priority needs of students in higher education and ensures that suitable behaviour change techniques for mental health are addressed. 10; Originality/value: IM is a suitable method to critically and collaboratively develop a mental health intervention for the overall wellbeing of the general higher education student population, both nationally and globally.en
dc.description.sponsorshipState of Mind Ireland (Ph.D. research project 2017-2020)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO'Brien, N., Lawlor, M., Chambers, F. and O'Brien, W. (2020) 'Mental fitness in higher education: Intervention Mapping programme design', Health Education, 120(1), pp. 21-39. doi: 10.1108/HE-09-2019-0042en
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/HE-09-2019-0042en
dc.identifier.endpage39en
dc.identifier.issn0965-4283
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleHealth Educationen
dc.identifier.startpage21en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10208
dc.identifier.volume120en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Limiteden
dc.rights© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.en
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectPhysical activityen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectHigher educationen
dc.subjectMental health promotionen
dc.titleMental fitness in higher education: Intervention Mapping programme designen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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