TTLA: Emotional disturbances in middle school students

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet                       

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 25, 1982

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the doctoral candidate.

6. Changes in the training process: Extension of the study period (12 months) according to Decision No. 4619/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis title:Emotional disturbances in middle school students

8. Major: Social Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Scientific supervisors: Supervisor 1:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh HangInstructions 2:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Van Thi Kim Cuc

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Some of the main results achieved by the thesis are as follows:

(1) The thesis has built a theoretical system and research framework for emotional disorders in junior high school students as well as factors affecting emotional disorders in junior high school students.

(2) Survey the current state of emotional disturbances in junior high school students and classify them into three different risk groups: low risk, medium risk, and high risk.

(3) The thesis has pointed out and analyzed some factors related to emotional disturbances in themc. Secondary school students, including:Individual psychological factors such as low self-esteem, introverted/extroverted or stable/unstable personality traits, and socio-psychological factors such as social support, school problems, and family problems are related to the risk of behavioral disorders in middle school students. "Academic pressure," "personality stability/unstableness," and "family problems" are the three highest predictors of behavioral disorders in middle school students.

(4) The thesis proposed and tested several intervention activities to reduce the level of RNCX in high-risk students. The test results proved that group activities through psychological education had a positive impact, reducing the level of emotional disturbance risk.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis serve as a valuable reference for teaching in the field of mental health care, such as child and adolescent psychopathology, school psychology, and school social work.

12. Future research directions:

Future research will focus on further identifying issues related to the mental health of children and adolescents, and applying various models of prevention and intervention for mental health problems in school psychology and school social work.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2014) (co-authored), “Teacher’s awareness and behavior toward emotional disturbances in junior high school students”, Journal of Social Psychology (11), Vietnam Social Psychology Association, ISSN 0866 - 8019, pp.1-12.

2. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2015), “Understanding emotional disorders in adolescents and some related factors”, Proceedings of the international scientific conference: “School social work - International experience and development orientation in Vietnam”, Hanoi University of Education, pp. 240-246.

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2016), “The current situation and some factors affecting emotional disturbances in junior high school students”, Journal of Science (61), Hanoi University of Education, ISSN 2354 - 1067, pp.128-135.

4. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2017), “Proposed program for prevention and intervention of emotional disorders for junior high school students”, Journal of Social Psychology (6), Vietnam Social Psychology Association, ISSN 0866 - 8019, pp.140-149.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet                    2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: Dec 25^th, 1982                             4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH, dated 30/12/2013 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Extanding the studying time (12 months) according to the decision number: 4619/QD-XHNV, dated 29/12/2016 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis titlle: Emotional Disorder in Secondary school students

8. Major: Social psychology                                     Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Supervisor: Assoc Prof., Dr.  Nguyen Thi Minh Hang, Assoc Prof., Dr. Van Thi Kim Cuc

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Below are some main results of the thesis:

(1) The thesis has developed a theoretical system and theoretical framework for studying emotional disorders as well as influencing factors in secondary school students.

(2) The thesis has surveied on the situation of emotional disorders in secondary school students and classified them into three different risk groups which are low risk, medium risk and high risk.

(3) The thesis has shown and analyzed some factors related to emotional disorders in secondary school students which include: personal psychological factors such as: low self-worth, introvert - extrovert personality or stability - unstable personality and psycho-social factors such as social support; school issues and family issues are related to the rick of emotional disorders in secondary school students. "Learning pressures", "stability - instability of personality", "family issues" are the three most predictive risk factors for emotional disorders in secondary school students.

(4) Some interventions have been proposed and tested to reduce the level of emotional disorders in high risk students. The test results demonstrate that group therapy psychology using education has a positive effect, reducing the risk of emotional disorders.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The findings of this study are to be references for teaching in mental health care - child and adolescent psychopathology, psychology in school and social work in school.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Further studies focus on identifying issues related to child and adolescent's mental health, and on applying models of prevention and intervention for mental health problems in school psychology and school social work.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2014) (et al.), “Teachers' awareness and reaction on students emotional disorders in secondary schools”, Journal of Social Psychology (11), Vietnam Association of Social Psychology, ISSN 0866 - 8019, pp.1-12.

2. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2015), “Study on emotional disorders in adolescents and other related factors”, International conference Book: “Social work in school – International experiences and directions in Vietnam” – Hanoi University of Education, pp.240-246.

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2016), “Situation of and influencing factors on emotional disorders of secondary school students”, Journal of Sciences (61), Hanoi University of Education, ISSN 2354 - 1067, pp.128-135.

4. Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet (2017), “Proposition of a prevention and intervention program for emotional disorders of secondary school students”, Journal of Social Psychology (6), Vietnam Association of Social Psychology, ISSN 0866 - 8019, pp.140-149.