THE ISSUE: WHAT IS MENTAL FITNESS?
• Mental Fitness refers to an individual’s innate capacity to be self determined.
• Being self-determined refers to a person’s capacity to think about, plan, and act on personal decisions that contribute to emotional and physical growth.
MENTAL FITNESS NEEDS AT YOUR SCHOOL
• Results from your school indicate the following levels of satisfaction of three basic psychological needs. These results are based on a scale from 10 to 40, where 40 represents the highest level:
• Autonomy refers to our need for personal freedom to make choices or decisions that affect our lives.
- Males at your school scored at 31 and females scored at 33.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 32, compared to 32 for all of New Brunswick*.
• Relatedness refers to our need for connection to and closeness with family, peers, and other significant individuals.
- Males at your school scored at 31 and females scored at 33.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 32, compared to 33 for all of New Brunswick*.
• Competency refers to our need for recognizing and using our personal gifts and strengths in achieving personal goals.
- Males at your school scored at 32 and females scored at 33.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 32, compared to 33 for all of New Brunswick*.
MEETING MENTAL FITNESS NEEDS
• When mental fitness needs are sufficiently met, people become more self-determined in adopting attitudes and behaviours that contribute to their own personal wellness and that of others.
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS
• Results from your school regarding levels of prosocial attitudes and social responsiveness indicate the following scores (based on a scale from 10 to 60, where 60 represents the highest level of these constructs):
• Prosocial Behaviour (expressing a social interest in others, a willingness to help, or being generous): ?? Males at your school scored at 37 and females scored at 42.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 40, compared to 40 for all of New Brunswick*.
• Social Responsiveness (demonstrating respect and consideration for social boundaries, rules, and routines):
- Males at your school scored at 51 and females scored at 54.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 53, compared to 54 for all of New Brunswick*.
PLEASANT & UNPLEASANT EMOTIONS
• Results from your school indicate the following scores (based on a scale from 10 to 50, where 50 represents the highest level of these constructs):
• Pleasant Emotions (feelings such as contentment and optimism):
- Males at your school scored at 36 and females scored at 36.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 36, compared to 37 for all of New Brunswick*.
• Unpleasant Emotions (feelings such as discontentment and discouragement):
- Males at your school scored at 17 and females scored at 20.
- Overall, students at your school scored at 19, compared to 18 for all of New Brunswick*.
* Note that all provincial estimates in this report are preliminary (based on data received as of March 15, 2007).
Schools Can Make a Difference…
Please refer to the full version of your school’s Feedback Report to see more detailed results. Your school’s Feedback Report contains innovative examples for how to involve youth, community members, parents, and staff members in mental fitness initiatives.
For additional information, visit:
www.unbf.ca/education/herg
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