The Effects of Multimedia-Based Puberty Health Education on Male Students' Self-Esteem in the Middle School.
Mahsa Alimohammadi, Leila Neisani Samani, Sedighe Khanjari and 1 others
PMID 31041321WHAT IT FOUND
Middle school boys who received multimedia puberty education reported higher self-esteem immediately after the program and three months later, compared to those who did not.
The improvement was sustained over the short term.
Key findings
01Self-esteem scores in the intervention group were significantly higher than the control group immediately after education and three months later.
02Self-esteem scores in the intervention group increased significantly from baseline to immediately after education and continued to rise three months later.
03There was no significant change in self-esteem scores in the control group over the study period.
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What it does not show
The study was quasi-experimental, meaning participants were not randomly assigned to groups, which may introduce selection bias. The follow-up period was short, limited to three months, so long-term effects on self-esteem are unknown. The study was conducted only with male students in Iran, limiting generalizability to girls or other cultural contexts. Blinding was not possible due to the nature of the educational intervention.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this multimedia program will have the same effect on adolescent girls or in other cultural settings, as the study only included Iranian boys aged 13-14.