A resilience lens on the mental health of adolescents in selected low-middle-income sub-Saharan African countries

Purposive sampling was used to collect quantitative survey data from 3,312 adolescents (females = 1,818; males = 1,494) between the ages of 12 and 20 years, participating in interventions implemented by the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI). REPSSI is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), implementing interventions to improve mental health and psychosocial support across 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Data was collected in Angola (385, 11.6%), Eswatini (128, 3.9%), Kenya (390, 11.8%), Lesotho (349, 10.5%), Mozambique (478, 14.4%), Namibia (296, 8.9%), South Africa (771, 23.3%), Uganda (201, 6.1%), and Zambia (314, 9.5%). The survey collected data on sociodemographic status, experiences of loss, feelings of safety, resilience (CYRM-R), depression (PHQ-9), and self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale).

本研究采用目的性抽样法，从参与地区社会心理支持倡议（Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative, REPSSI）实施的干预项目的3312名12至20岁青少年中采集定量调查数据，其中女性1818名，男性1494名。地区社会心理支持倡议为非政府组织（non-governmental organisation, NGO），其在撒哈拉以南非洲（Sub-Saharan Africa, SSA）的13个国家开展旨在改善心理健康与社会心理支持服务的干预项目。本次数据采集覆盖安哥拉（385份，占比11.6%）、斯威士兰（128份，占比3.9%）、肯尼亚（390份，占比11.8%）、莱索托（349份，占比10.5%）、莫桑比克（478份，占比14.4%）、纳米比亚（296份，占比8.9%）、南非（771份，占比23.3%）、乌干达（201份，占比6.1%）以及赞比亚（314份，占比9.5%）。本次调查采集的信息涵盖社会人口学特征、丧失经历、安全感水平、心理弹性（CYRM-R）、抑郁症状（PHQ-9）以及自尊水平（罗森伯格自尊量表，Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale）。