We are thrilled to announce that our recent pre-print, Mental Skills Training for Youth Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage, has reached the milestone of 100 downloads! This achievement underscores the growing interest and recognition of the importance of mental skills training (MST) in supporting disadvantaged youth.
Image description: The image shows part of the first page of the pre-print, including the title of the manuscript and authors (Prof. Jennifer Cumming, Dr Mary L Quinton, Dr Grace Tidmarsh and Dr Sally Reynard) from the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
Overview of the Paper
Background: Youths facing multiple risks and severe disadvantages often experience poorer health and educational outcomes compared to their less disadvantaged peers. To address issues related to coping and self-regulation, MST approaches, commonly used in sports, are emerging as effective intervention strategies.
Methods and Results: This narrative review synthesizes existing literature to highlight the need for MST, its mechanisms, and supporting evidence. The review focuses on two well-evaluated programs: LifeMatters and My Strengths Training for Life™. These programs demonstrate how MST can be a valuable tool in promoting positive youth development.
Conclusions: MST is presented as a strengths-based, flexible, and adaptable approach that can help fill the gap in available evidence-based programs for disadvantaged youth. The findings from this review aim to assist policymakers, commissioners, program planners, and researchers in adopting MST or similar psychoeducational approaches in the future.
We extend our thanks to everyone who has downloaded and engaged with our work. Your support is crucial in advancing research and interventions that make a real difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth. See below for the reference and link to download the full paper:
Cumming, J.; Quinton, M. L.; Tidmarsh, G.; Reynard, A. S. Mental Skills Training for Youth Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage. Preprints 2024, 2024072554. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.2554.v1
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Written by Dr Grace Tidmarsh
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