Objectives:We developed the short form of the Mentalization Improvement Program for Adolescent-Community Model (MIPAdo-CM-S), based on the concept of the mentalization.
Methods:The MIPAdo-CM was composed of 6 sessions and was applied to 133 students in the 1st grade of a middle school for six weeks during their regular school hours. After 6 weeks, we compared the endpoint changes of Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire-Revised (AMPQ-R), Emotional Empathy Test, Peer Aggression Scale, Peer Bullying Scale, School Adjustment Scale, Test Anxiety Inventory and Visual Analogue Scale between the subject and the control group.
Results:On the Visual Analoge Scale, students in the trial classes reported an increased understanding and respect for others, as well as themselves.
Conclusion:The efficacy of MIPAdo-CM was subjective improvement of understanding and respect for both others and themselves. erence between two groups in AMPQ-R, Empathy test, To prove objective usefulness of this program, further studies should be administered in the form of long-term, regular and structured courses.