@Article{info:doi/10.2196/21145, author="Michel, Toni and Tachtler, Franziska and Slovak, Petr and Fitzpatrick, Geraldine", title="Young People's Attitude Toward Positive Psychology Interventions: Thematic Analysis", journal="JMIR Hum Factors", year="2020", month="Nov", day="9", volume="7", number="4", pages="e21145", keywords="adolescent; mental health; health resources", abstract="Background: Digital instantiations of positive psychology intervention (PPI) principles have been proposed to combat the current global youth mental health crisis; however, young people are largely not engaging with available resources. Objective: The aim of this study is to explore young people's attitudes toward various PPI principles to find ways of making digital instantiations of them more engaging. Methods: We conducted an explorative workshop with 30 young people (aged 16-21 years). They rated and reviewed 29 common PPIs. Ratings and recorded discussions were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Some interventions were conflicting with young people's values or perceived as too difficult. Participants responded positively to interventions that fit them personally and allowed them to use their strengths. Conclusions: Values, context, strengths, and other personal factors are entangled with young people's attitudes toward digital instantiations of PPI principles. ", issn="2292-9495", doi="10.2196/21145", url="http://humanfactors.jmir.org/2020/4/e21145/", url="https://doi.org/10.2196/21145", url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33164908" }