Year: 2026 | Month: January-March | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 149-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20260119
Global Trends and Research Patterns in Life Skills Education for Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis (2015-2025)
Rinu David1, Dr. Molly John2
1Associate Professor, 2Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Amala College of Nursing, Kerala University of Health sciences, Kerala, India
Corresponding Author: Rinu David
ABSTRACT
Background: This study looks at how research on life skills education for adolescents has evolved over the past decade (2015–2025). Using 1,008 publications from the Scopus database and analyzing them through Biblioshiny, it explores who is contributing to this field, how researchers collaborate, and which topics receive the most attention. The United States, India, and the United Kingdom stood out as the most active contributors, showing strong global interest in life skills education.
Aim: To systematically review and establish correlations between lifeskill educationand adolescent health, thereby facilitating evidence-based integration of traditional concepts with modern science.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted across scopus database, ScienceDirect, and leading journals using terms such as: “life skill education”,” adolescents”, “wellbeing”, “health problems”
Results: Much of the research focuses on supporting adolescent mental health, building socio-emotional skills, and preventing substance use, while newer studies increasingly explore digital approaches and school-based programs. Together, these findings highlight a growing recognition that collaborative, interdisciplinary, and digitally supported strategies are key to strengthening life skills education and improving adolescent well-being worldwide.
Conclusion: This review highlights robust preliminary correlations between life skill education and adolescent health, providing a scientific basis for their contemporary interpretation.
Keywords: life skill education, adolescents, wellbeing, health