Effectiveness of an adventure-based training programme in promoting the psychological well-being of primary schoolchildren

Bibliographic Data

ID4935698
AuthorsWilliam Hc Li (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), W H C Li (0000-0002-2562-769X), Joyce Ok Chung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Joyce Oi Kwan Chung (0000-0001-5378-8274), Eva Ky Ho (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Eva Ho
Year2013
Volume18
Issue11
Pages1478-1492
Publication date2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105312465102
PMID23221616
OpenAlexW2138930602
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

This study tested the effectiveness of an adventure-based training programme in promoting the psychological well-being of primary schoolchildren. A randomised controlled trial was conducted, with 56 primary school pupils randomly assigned to the experimental group participating in the adventure-based training programme and 64 to the attention placebo control group. Children in the experimental group reported significantly fewer depressive symptoms, lower anxiety levels and higher self-esteem than those in the attention placebo control group. This study provides some evidence that the adventure-based training programme is effective in promoting the psychological well-being of Hong Kong Chinese schoolchildren

Adventure · Adventure Education · Alternative medicine · Anxiety · Experiential learning · Pedagogy · Physical therapy · Placebo · Placebo group · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Clinical Psychology

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