Building Resilient Futures: Fostering Rural Adolescents’ Positive Development Through Two Innovative School-Based Social-Emotional Learning Programs
Juyeon Lee (PI), Linyun Fu, Hui Hu
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Building Resilient Futures: Fostering Rural Adolescents’ Positive Development Through Two Innovative School-Based Social-Emotional Learning Programs
RESEARCHERS INVOLVED
Juyeon Lee (PI), Linyun Fu, Hui Hu
Summary
The main objective of this project is to implement and evaluate two innovative universal school-based SEL programs aimed to promote positive youth development and prevent digital addiction. Collaborating with the local education bureau and the RICI Foundation, we have conducted a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in middle schools in rural areas of Chongqing, China.
According to our preliminary analysis, the SEL programs have demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing students' SEC, reducing mental and behavioral health problems, and promoting digital flourishing, with reports indicating strong acceptance and sustainability among teachers.
Last Updated
Aug 2026
Status
In Progress
Project Timeline
Design and Recruitment (2024-2025)
Sampling, randomization, recruitment, and staff training
Program Implementation and Data Collection (2024-2025)
Program delivery with ongoing implementation support; data collection from teachers and students at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up
Data Analysis, Dissemination, and Scale-up (2025-2027)
Analysis of program evaluation data and sharing of research findings; community capacity-building for broader scale-up
Publication List
2026
Conference Oral Presentation
Fostering rural adolescents’ healthy development through school-based social and emotional learning: A cluster RCT
Linyun Fu, Hui Hu, Zhen Zhang, Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Juyeon Lee
The 28th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (Incheon, South Korea)
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Project Funding Scheme / Funders
Knowledge Exchange Impact Project Scheme 2024/25, HKU