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No-risk, at-risk, and high-risk middle school and high school students: contributions of the quadripartite model for psychological distress prevention programs

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dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Marina
dc.contributor.authorBranquinho, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorNoronha, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Nuno Neto
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Margarida Gaspar de
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-14T13:30:51Z
dc.date.available2025-10-14T13:30:51Z
dc.date.issued2025-09-05
dc.description.abstractHighlights: What are the main findings? The quadripartite model is a useful tool for assessing psychological health in young people, considering psychological symptoms along with well-being. Young people with complete psychological health were distinguished from young people with complete psychological distress by having more socio-emotional skills. What is the implication of the main finding? Prevention programs directed to the promotion of psychological health should consider the promotion of socio-emotional skills along with the modification of psychological symptoms. Public policies involving young people’s health and education would benefit from including both targeted and indicated school and community prevention programs. Background/Objectives: Students’ psychological health problems have been widely studied for a long time. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the additional challenges related to the need for individual and contextual adjustment, a more comprehensive approach to psychological health and well-being is needed. The main goal of the present study was to identify the individual and contextual factors that could discriminate middle school and high school students based on well-being and psychological symptoms. Methods: In this study, carried out within the scope of the second wave of the study “Psychological Health and Wellbeing | School Observatory”, promoted by the Ministry of Education, 3037 students from different regions and levels of public education in Portugal, 49.5% female, aged between 9 and 18 years, participated by completing a research protocol after informed consent was given. Results: Cluster analysis allowed the identification of four groups based on the scores of well-being and psychological symptoms: complete psychological health, incomplete psychological distress, incomplete psychological health and complete psychological distress. The analysis of discriminant variables additionally showed relevant differences between the two extreme groups: complete psychological health students reported higher socio-emotional skills, whereas complete psychological distress students reported higher stress and anxiety scores and low life satisfaction. Conclusions: The obtained results highlight the need for early identification of psychological distress using effective measures to prevent psychological symptoms and to promote socio-emotional skills in the school context.eng
dc.identifier.citationCarvalho, M., Branquinho, C., Noronha, C., & Rodrigues, N. N. et al. (2025). No-risk, at-risk, and high-risk middle school and high school students: contributions of the quadripartite model for psychological distress prevention programs. Children, 12(9), Article 1188. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091188
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children12091188
dc.identifier.eid105017429723
dc.identifier.issn2227-9067
dc.identifier.otherd711ce8f-490a-46d9-99d5-fd3aa2bdbc60
dc.identifier.pmcPMC12468390
dc.identifier.pmid41007053
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/55353
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPsychological symptoms
dc.subjectQuadripartite model
dc.subjectSocio-emotional skills
dc.subjectStudents
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.titleNo-risk, at-risk, and high-risk middle school and high school students: contributions of the quadripartite model for psychological distress prevention programseng
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue9
oaire.citation.titleChildren
oaire.citation.volume12
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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