Title |
Preventing Internalizing Problems in 6–8 Year Old Children: A Universal School-Based Program
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, December 2016
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01928 |
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Authors |
Eugenie Pophillat, Rosanna M. Rooney, Monique Nesa, Melissa C. Davis, Natalie Baughman, Sharinaz Hassan, Robert T. Kane |
Abstract |
The Aussie Optimism Program: Feelings and Friends (AOP-FF) is a 10 week, universal mental health promotion program based on social/emotional and cognitive and behavioral strategies. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of a universal Cognitive Behavioral Therapy based program in preventing and reducing internalizing problems in 6-8 year olds (Years 1-3 in Australia). Year 1-3 students from a low SES primary school (N = 206) were randomly assigned in classes to either an intervention or a control group and assessed at baseline and post-test. Results showed a significant (p = 0.009) and small to moderate (partial eta-squared = 0.034) pre-post decrease in parent-reported anxiety symptoms for the intervention group, in conjunction with a non-significant (p = 0.708) and negligible (partial eta-squared = 0.001) pre-post increase for the control group. A larger randomized controlled trial assessing longer term effects is needed. In addition the program needs to be simplified for year 1-2 students with a separate more developmentally appropriate program for year 3 students. |
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