#KindGirlsInACTion: A Programme for the Promotion of Mental Health of Female Adolescents

#KindGirlsInACTion: A School-based Intervention to Promote Compassive Competences and Psychological Flexibility in Female Adolescents

The #KindGirlsInACTion project started in 2017 and developed and implemented a psychotherapeutic intervention program in Portuguese female adolescents. This program aimed to improve the overall quality of life and well-being of the participants, and specifically to promote a qualitative improvement in body image and interpersonal relationships, through the promotion of self-compassion, compassion and psychological flexibility. #KindGirlsInACTion is a school-based program, with 9 sessions over 9 weeks. It is essentially practical and interactive, with exercises created specifically for the program, as well as the regular practice of mindfulness.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being a female adolescent;
• being aged between 12 and 18;
• being a part of a classroome with immediate availability to attend the sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a clinical condition that could compromise the completion of self-report questionnaires;
• Having a significant score on screening measures administered pre-intervention.