ERIC Number: EJ1386853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
"GuysWork": Describing a School-Based Healthy Relationships Program for Adolescent Boys and Results from a Pilot Evaluation during COVID-19
Gilham, Chris; Green, Morris; Neville-MacLean, Sherry; Bakody, Natalie; Ternoway, Heather; Smith, Derek; Augusta-Scott, Tod
Psychology in the Schools, v60 n9 p3372-3388 Sep 2023
We describe "GuysWork," a school-based healthy living program for adolescent boys, and share results from a pilot evaluation in Nova Scotia, Canada, during COVID-19. The "team" hypothesized the program would reduce loneliness, perceived stress, and adherence to key traditional male gender role norms postprogram. A longitudinal cohort pre- and postsurvey design was used. One-hundred fifty-two participants completed sections of UCLA Loneliness Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and the Meanings of Adolescent Male-Role Norms Scale (MAMS). Results were nonsignificant for loneliness and perceived stress. MAMS results were statistically significant with a medium effect size (r = -0.26) but there are limitations in the study. This pilot study of "GuysWork" has resulted in important lessons learned that will ensure a forthcoming Atlantic Canada-wide evaluation results in robust evidence with the potential to support the need for masculinity norm-changing work specifically for adolescent boys in schools.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Adolescents, Males, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Psychological Patterns, Stress Management, Sex Role, Social Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: UCLA Loneliness Scale
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