TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Youth positive mental health concepts and definitions: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit
A1  - Subramaniam, Mythily
A1  - Seow, Esmond
A1  - Chang, Sherilyn
A1  - Sambasivam, Rajeswari
A1  - Luo, Nan
A1  - Verma, Swapna
A1  - Chong, Siow Ann
A1  - van Dam, Rob M.
SP  - e11506
EP  - e11506
VL  - 19
IS  - 18
N2  - BACKGROUND: Research on youth positive mental health (PMH) lacks comprehensiveness. We reviewed literature to (i) identify and understand concepts related to youth PMH and (ii) to summarize their definitions under broad conceptual themes. <br><br>METHOD: We conducted a systematic review using PRISMA methodology. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO database (ID:CRD42020203712). Pubmed, Embase, PsycINFO, and OpenGrey databases were searched for publications that examined, assessed, explained, or defined PMH concepts in youth populations. <br><br>METHODS included searching, independent screening and review using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria, extraction, coding, and iterative thematic syntheses of literature. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 3427 unique records identified, 105 articles from 26 countries met review criteria. Qualitative analysis resulted in 22 broad themes of youth PMH. These included interpersonal relationships (interpersonal competence, school connectedness, etc.), positive emotions (feel and create pleasant emotions, gratitude, etc.), self-efficacy (strengths, human agency, etc.), life satisfaction (global assessment of one's life), and personal growth (goal achievement, life aspirations, etc.). Five novel concepts related to youth PMH were identified. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our review summarized and operationalized multiple concepts of youth PMH for applications in research, evaluation, and public health improvement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811506
ID  - ref1
ER  -