Enhancing Knowledge of Anxiety Disorders in Primary School Students Through Jigsaw Puzzle Activity
Abstract
The study aims to develop an Anxiety-Related Disorders Jigsaw Puzzle (ADJP) as an intervention tool and to determine its effectiveness in enhancing children's mental health literacy on anxiety-related disorders. The ADJP contained four modules defining anxiety-related disorders, symptoms, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Seven subject-matter experts and participants evaluated these modules, and feedback was used to improve the tool further. A one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was then used to test the ADJP's efficacy in enhancing knowledge of anxiety-related disorders among primary school students (N=35). The results showed significant differences in anxiety literacy (A-Lit) scores between the intervention and control groups, implying that the ADJP intervention effectively enhanced the knowledge of anxiety-related disorders among study participants. Findings suggest the tool could be used as a mental health literacy resource for classroom activities to improve students' awareness of anxiety-related disorders.
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