Results
Eighty-nine determinants were identified and prioritised. Fourteen of these were personal activity-related determinants including ‘types of activity’ in which young people engage, the ‘balance of activities’ in which they engage, their ‘over and under consumptions of activities’, and their ‘underdeveloped occupation-based coping skills’. The expert panel prioritised ‘personal self-confidence’, ‘values’, and ‘perception of confidence’ in relation to the activities adolescents do.
Conclusions
This study generated a detailed picture of the activity-related determinants that are important in adolescence, and aligns with the adolescent model of occupational choice. Our findings have potential to inform activity-related intervention development and policy. Further research is needed, particularly to understand young people’s perspectives on these determinants and to investigate the determinants that would benefit from further empirical research.
Keywords : Occupational Therapy, Social Determinants of health, Young People, Mental health, Delphi Technique