Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program
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...
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| author | Pophillat, E. Rooney, Rosanna Nesa, M. Davis, Melissa Baughman, N. Hassan, S. Kane, Robert |
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| description | 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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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-400162017-09-13T15:12:27Z Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program Pophillat, E. Rooney, Rosanna Nesa, M. Davis, Melissa Baughman, N. Hassan, S. Kane, Robert 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. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40016 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01928 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/4.0/ Frontiers Research Foundation fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Pophillat, E. Rooney, Rosanna Nesa, M. Davis, Melissa Baughman, N. Hassan, S. Kane, Robert Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title_full | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title_fullStr | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title_short | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program |
| title_sort | preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: a universal school-based program |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40016 |