A Brief Description of How Teachers Experience An Infographic Loneliness Toolkit About Supporting Adolescents to Overcome Loneliness

Helena Muhammad Adam, Maria Loades, Vuokko Wallace

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Abstract

Loneliness is a common experience amongst adolescents. As adolescents spend much of their time in school, it is important that school staff can support adolescent students experiencing loneliness. The current study aimed to explore teachers’ experiences of a 1-page loneliness toolkit regarding adolescent loneliness. An online survey to collect ratings and descriptions of experiences was distributed to secondary school teachers. Findings showed that both self-rated knowledge and experience of students experiencing loneliness were positively correlated with how useful teachers found the loneliness toolkit. Three themes were developed about how useful teachers found the toolkit; clarity, brings attention to loneliness, and communication. Two themes were developed about how the user experience of the toolkit could be improved; education, and interactive student support. Future research should investigate more effective methodologies aimed at supporting adolescents experiencing loneliness to aid teachers in supporting their students.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1058-1069
Number of pages12
JournalClinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume29
Issue number3
Early online date7 Nov 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2024

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr Maria Loades (Advanced Fellowship, 302929) is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) for this research project. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR, NHS or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

FundersFunder number
National Institute for Health and Care Research

    Keywords

    • adolescents
    • infographics
    • loneliness
    • schools
    • teachers

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Psychiatry and Mental health
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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