A1 Journal article (refereed)
Usage activity, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction in a web-based acceptance and commitment therapy program among Finnish ninth-grade adolescents (2021)
Hämäläinen, T., Kaipainen, K., Lappalainen, P., Puolakanaho, A., Keinonen, K., Lappalainen, R., & Kiuru, N. (2021). Usage activity, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction in a web-based acceptance and commitment therapy program among Finnish ninth-grade adolescents. Internet Interventions, 25, Article 100421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100421
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Hämäläinen, Tetta; Kaipainen, Kirsikka; Lappalainen, Päivi; Puolakanaho, Anne; Keinonen, Katariina; Lappalainen, Raimo; Kiuru, Noona
Journal or series: Internet Interventions
ISSN: 2214-7829
eISSN: 2214-7829
Publication year: 2021
Volume: 25
Article number: 100421
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication country: Netherlands
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100421
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/76976
Abstract
Understanding adolescent usage activity and experiences in web-based psychological intervention programs helps in developing universal programs that can be adopted for promotion of adolescent well-being and prevention of mental health problems. This study examined the usage activity, perceived usefulness (i.e., learning of mindfulness, acceptance and value-related skills), and program satisfaction of 157 Finnish ninth-grade adolescents, who participated in a school-based five-week universal acceptance and commitment therapy web intervention called Youth Compass. Individual and growth environment-related antecedents were measured before the five-week intervention, adolescents' usage activity during the intervention, and perceived usefulness and satisfaction after the intervention. The results showed that female adolescents and adolescents with high self-regulation were more active program users and had more positive experiences of the program. Most of the adolescents used the program on at least a moderate level and perceived it to be moderately or highly useful and satisfactory. Four subgroups of adolescents were identified based on their usage activity, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction: adolescents in the satisfied group (41%) had average activity and high perceived usefulness and intervention satisfaction, the dissatisfied group (18%) had low activity and very low perceived usefulness and intervention satisfaction, the active group (8%) had very high activity and average perceived usefulness and intervention satisfaction, and the moderate group (33%) had average activity, perceived usefulness and intervention satisfaction. Gender, academic achievement, closeness to mother and teacher, and conflict with teacher were significantly related to subgroup membership. The results suggested that adolescent usage activity, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction with the Youth Compass program may to some extent be predicted based on different factors.
Keywords: young people; acceptance and commitment therapy; intervention; intervention (treatment methods); online services; user study; usefulness; contentment
Free keywords: usage activity; perceived usefulness; intervention satisfaction; acceptance and commitment therapy; web-based intervention; adolescents
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Related projects
- Promoting adolescent mental health with artificial intelligence and mobile technology-based psychological interventions
- Kiuru, Noona
- Research Council of Finland
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2021
JUFO rating: 1