TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Influence of coping strategies on the efficacy of YAM (Youth Aware of Mental Health): a universal school-based suicide preventive program
JO  - European child and adolescent psychiatry
A1  - Kahn, Jean-Pierre
A1  - Cohen, Renaud F.
A1  - Tubiana, Alexandra
A1  - Legrand, Karine
A1  - Wasserman, Camilla
A1  - Carli, Vladimir
A1  - Apter, Alan
A1  - Balazs, Judit
A1  - Banzer, Raphaele
A1  - Baralla, Francesca
A1  - Barzilai, Shira
A1  - Bobes, Julio
A1  - Brunner, Romuald
A1  - Corcoran, Paul
A1  - Cosman, Doina
A1  - Guillemin, Francis
A1  - Haring, Christian
A1  - Kaess, Michael
A1  - Bitenc, Urša Mars
A1  - Mészàros, Gergley
A1  - McMahon, Elaine
A1  - Postuvan, Vita
A1  - Saiz, Pilar
A1  - Värnik, Airi
A1  - Värnik, Peeter
A1  - Sarchiapone, Marco
A1  - Hoven, Christina W.
A1  - Wasserman, Danuta
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The school-based mental health promotion and suicide prevention universal program Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) significantly reduces incident suicide attempts and severe suicidal ideation. This paper aims at elucidating psychological mechanisms underlying YAM's efficacy. Our hypothesis is that YAM operates through interactions with coping strategies (CS) on the reduction of suicidal ideation (SI). In the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) study, five coping strategies were assessed at baseline (T0) and 12-month follow-up (T12): "learning", "help-seeking", "arts", "sports" and "fight". We analyzed interactions between the YAM intervention, coping strategies and SI in the YAM group (N = 1693) and the minimal intervention group (N = 1909), after excluding prevalent cases with SI and previous suicide attempts from our total sample (N = 5654). General Linear Mixed Model regressions were performed. The present study confirms that coping strategies play an influential role on suicidal ideation. Our results showed that YAM acts whatever the prevailing coping strategies used. It is particularly efficient for pupils insufficiently using adaptive coping strategies such as LEARN and HELP-SEEKING or using maladaptive coping strategies, such as ARTS and FIGHT. The socialization induced by the YAM intervention seems to be a strong component of its efficiency.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01476-w
ID  - ref1
ER  -