ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Effects of a personalized PERMA-based intervention on the mental health of junior high school students: a randomized clinical trial.
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- Understanding psychological flourishing across the lifespan: an integrative review of theory and evidence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Wellbeing and mental health in Chilean public-school students: emotion regulation and character strengths.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Development and feasibility pilot study of positive psychological intervention for maintenance hemodialysis patients in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Adolescence is a critical period marked by increasing academic pressure and evolving self-cognition, making junior high school students particularly vulnerable to mental health challenges. Positive psychology interventions (PPIs) based on the PERMA framework have shown promise in improving well-being, but studies targeting Chinese middle school students remain limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a personalized PERMA-based PPI in enhancing well-being and resilience among junior high school students in Shanghai, China. Methods: A total of 154 students were randomly assigned to either an experimental group ( Results: At baseline, the experimental group had lower scores in positive emotion (12.4 ± 4.02 vs. 13.8 ± 4.39), relationships (12.4 ± 4.22 vs. 13.8 ± 4.05), and total well-being (47.5 ± 13.6 vs. 51.1 ± 14.4) compared to the control group. After the intervention, the experimental group showed significant improvements in positive emotion (+2.3), relationship (+2.2), and total well-being (+3.4). The experimental group also demonstrated significant increases in accomplishment (+1.4), engagement (+1.2), goal focus (+2.1), positive cognition (+1.5), and total resilience (+5.2). No significant changes were observed in coping styles, though slight improvements in positive coping tendency (from -0.02 to -0.13) and a slight decrease in negative coping tendency (from -0.02 to -0.01). Conclusion: This study provides empirical evidence for the effectiveness of personalized PPIs in addressing adolescents' mental health challenges, with notable improvements in well-being and resilience. Limitations include the small sample size for paired analysis (
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