High school self-assessment

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1 The Act-Belong-Commit High school self-assessment A great way to live life! actbelongcommit.org.au

2 Act-Belong-Commit Act-Belong-Commit is a community-based health promotion campaign that encourages people to be proactive about their mental health and wellbeing. Just as there are things we can do to keep physically healthy, there are also things we should do to keep mentally healthy. These are summed up in the three words Act, Belong, Commit: Act Keep active in as many ways as you can- physically, socially, mentally, and spiritually. In short Do Something! Belong Keep connected to friends and family; get involved in groups you are a member of; join in local community activities. That is Do Something with Someone! Commit Commit to an interest or a cause; set goals to aim for; become a volunteer; learn a new skill; challenge yourself Do Something Meaningful! This self-assessment questionnaire is a useful tool to help you better understand the Act-Belong-Commit message and for some self-reflection on how you Act-Belong-Commit. There are no right or wrong answers, it s just about things that you do. When you ve finished, have a look at your scores to see where you might like to do more to keep mentally healthy. So over to you! 2

3 Act Answer the following questions to find out how active you are. Q1a: Physical activity at school: How often do you do something physically active at school (e.g. play sport, dance, jog, swim, and so on)? Monthly 1 Once a week times weekly times weekly 4 Daily 5 Q2: Mental activity: Apart from school work, how often do you do something requiring thinking and concentration (e.g. reading, completing a puzzle, playing a board game)? Monthly 1 Once a week times weekly times weekly 4 Daily 5 Q1b: Physical activity outside school: Apart from at school, how often do you do something physically active (e.g. play sport, dance, jog, swim and so on)? Monthly 1 Once a week times weekly times weekly 4 Daily 5 Q3: Social activity: Apart from at school or with members of your household, how often do you have contact with other people where you stop for a chat, text, talk on the phone or chat online? Monthly 1 Once a week times weekly times weekly 4 Daily 5 3

4 Act Continued Q4a: Spiritual Activity at school: How often at school do you take part in spiritual activities like attending a religious class or service, meditating, yoga or reflecting on values or morals? Q4b: Spiritual Activity outside school: Outside of school, how often do you take part in spiritual activities like attending a religious service, meditating, yoga or reflecting on values or morals? Once every 4-6 months 1 Once every 2-3 months times a month times a month 4 Weekly 5 Once every 4-6 months 1 Once every 2-3 months times a month times a month 4 Weekly 5 Now add up your score (all the numbers of the boxes you ticked) and write that total in the box. 4

5 Belong Answer the following questions to find out how much you Belong. Q1: Friends and family get-togethers: How often do you get together with a group of friends or family for outings, meals or special events? Once a year or less 0 A few times a year 1 Every few months 2 Q3: Interest groups: Do you belong to any formal or informal groups, clubs or organisations, (e.g. sports club, hobby group, band, dance class, theatre group, social club, cooking group, youth group, cultural group)? No Yes Go to Q4 on the next page Continue to Q3b Monthly 3 Weekly 5 Q2: Local community events: How often do you attend local community events (e.g. music festivals, local markets, local sporting events, school fairs, local clean up events etc.)? Once a year or less 0 A few times a year 1 Every few months 2 Monthly 3 Q3b: How often do you attend or have contact with members of any of these groups? Once a year or less 0 A few times a year 1 Monthly 2 Weekly 3 More than once a week 5 Weekly 5 5

6 Belong Continued Q4: Large public events: How often do you attend large public events such as major sporting games, music events, or any events where there are very large crowds? Every 2-3 years 2 Q5: Belonging at school: At school, how close do you feel to your friendship group and classmates? Don t feel close at all 1 Feel close but not strongly 3 Feel very close times a year 2 Every 2-3 months 3 Monthly or more 5 Now add up your score (all the numbers of the boxes you ticked) and write that total in the box. 6

7 Commit Answer the following questions to find out how much you Commit. Q1a: Personal challenges and goals: Are you doing something challenging at the moment (e.g. studying for a major exam or test, training for a fun run or competitive sport, learning the guitar or a language, fundraising etc.)? Q3a: Positions held in groups: Do you belong to any formal or informal groups, clubs or organisations either at or outside of school? No Skip to Q4a No Skip to Q2 Yes Continue to Q3b Yes Continue to Q1b Q1b: How often do you do this activity? A few times a year 1 Monthly 2 One day a week 3 More than once a week 5 Q2: Challenges at school: Is your schoolwork challenging and or is it fairly easy? Q3b: Do you hold any committee or office roles in any of those groups (e.g. are you a student leader, committee member, president, coach, captain and so on)? Yes 5 No 2 Q4a: Volunteer work: Are you a volunteer for any charity groups, community groups, health or social welfare organisations (e.g. walk dogs for a shelter or neighbour, volunteering for disability organisations or health-related causes)? Fairly easy 1 Somewhat challenging 3 Very challenging 5 No Yes Skip to Q5 Continue to Q4b 7

8 Commit Continued Q4b: How often do you do this volunteer activity? A few times a year 1 Monthly 2 One day a week 3 More than once a week 5 Q5: General helping out: Apart from any formal volunteering work, how often do you do something to help someone (e.g. help a parent around the house, help a friend with their homework, help a neighbour, help around your school etc.)? Once a year or less 1 A few times a year 2 Monthly 3 Once or twice a week 4 More than twice a week 5 Now add up your score (all the numbers of the boxes you ticked) and write that total in the box. 8

9 Important to consider Your scores tell you how much you Act-Belong-Commit at the moment. We have suggested some score categories to give you a bit of a guide as to whether you should consider doing more in one of these areas. However, there might be good reasons why you score less in some areas (i.e. no opportunities; been sick lately; too busy with homework; have a part-time job, and so on). You might also find that you have relatively low scores but still feel fulfilled and mentally healthy anyway from the things you are doing. It s important to remember it can be detrimental to your mental health and wellbeing if you are over-committing to too many things, so consider your current commitments and level of wellbeing before deciding whether you have the capacity to boost your activity levels. So Let s check those scores! 9

10 What does your Act score mean? A score between 0 10: Look at where your scores are low: Physical? Social? Mental? Spiritual? Where could you most easily boost your activities? A score of 15 or more: Very good! Your activity levels are really good for your mental health and wellbeing. Keep it up and encourage your friends to join you and have a more active lifestyle. A score between 11 14: You are doing well, but you could look at where your activity levels are lowest and think about how you can get more of that sort of activity into your day. What does your Belong score mean? A score 0 12: Look at where your scores are low: pick one or two where you could most easily improve your score and would enjoy doing more of that. A score of 13-15: You are doing well, but you could look at where your activity levels are lowest and think about how you can get more of that sort of activity into your day without overloading yourself. So, if you have the time, you could further boost your mental health by selecting one or two activities you enjoy most and do them more often. A score of 16 or more: You are certainly boosting your mental health and wellbeing through your involvement in clubs and community groups! Perhaps you can encourage your friends who don't do much to become more involved by asking them to join you. What does your Commit score mean? A score 0 7: Look through the questions where you scored lowest. Think about things you could do in those areas that you have time for and would enjoy. A score of 8-12: You are doing well, but you could look at where your scores are lowest and think about where you would like to be doing more. It might be volunteering more often, or taking on a personal challenge. A score of 13+: Congratulations on making commitments to a number of activities. Take time to think about the good you are doing for yourself and the good you are doing for others. And get your friends to join you especially if you think they are being left out. 10

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