Depressionsprävention bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (Chile)
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinebach
- Project budget : CHF 12'440
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Third party (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)
- Project partner : Centre Coopération & Développement CODEV
- Contact person : Agnes von Wyl
Description
The project served the sustainable development of a research
cooperation with universities in Latin America. In concrete terms,
a research concept was developed which was initially implemented
with one of the universities in Santiago de Chile, Chile and later
with the university in Valdivia, Chile. The resulting
collaborations are an important pillar of the international
research network, which was established on the basis of the
collaborations with Chile. In terms of content, the resulting
research and publication projects are concerned with promoting
positive development in adolescence.
What are the main prospects of our joint research on mindfulness
and peer support across the life span? To discuss this, we first
summarize what we know about mindfulness, peer support, and
resilience. To make sure that individuals are able to follow their
life goals and an intervention is sustainable it should meet basic
needs of the individual and enhance his or her mindfulness. Peers
can support any learning process and vice versa to make a
difference in a learning process is an important experience for
self-efficacy and self-worth and for this enhances resilience.
Following the bio-psycho-social model of development we emphasize
the impact of the social and physical environment. If we compare
the effects of interventions across different cultures, we are able
to line out the interrelatedness of different core variables and to
better understand how to enhance mindfulness and peer support in
childhood, in youth, and across the life span.