The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial
A controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a prevention program aimed at reducing depressive and anxious symptoms in rural school children. Seventh-grade children with elevated depression were selected. Nine primary schools (n = 90) were randomly assigned to receive the program, and 9 control scho...
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American Psychological Association
2003
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| author | Roberts, Clare Kane, Robert Thomson, Helen Bishop, Brian Hart, B. |
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| description | A controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a prevention program aimed at reducing depressive and anxious symptoms in rural school children. Seventh-grade children with elevated depression were selected. Nine primary schools (n = 90) were randomly assigned to receive the program, and 9 control schools (n = 99) received their usual health education classes. Children completed questionnaires on depression, anxiety, explanatory style, and social skills. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Achenbach, 1991). No intervention effects were found for depression. Intervention group children reported less anxiety than the control group after the program and at 6-month follow-up and more optimistic explanations at postintervention. Intervention group parents reported fewer child internalizing and externalizing symptoms at postintervention only. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-63682017-01-30T10:52:36Z The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial Roberts, Clare Kane, Robert Thomson, Helen Bishop, Brian Hart, B. A controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a prevention program aimed at reducing depressive and anxious symptoms in rural school children. Seventh-grade children with elevated depression were selected. Nine primary schools (n = 90) were randomly assigned to receive the program, and 9 control schools (n = 99) received their usual health education classes. Children completed questionnaires on depression, anxiety, explanatory style, and social skills. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Achenbach, 1991). No intervention effects were found for depression. Intervention group children reported less anxiety than the control group after the program and at 6-month follow-up and more optimistic explanations at postintervention. Intervention group parents reported fewer child internalizing and externalizing symptoms at postintervention only. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6368 American Psychological Association restricted |
| spellingShingle | Roberts, Clare Kane, Robert Thomson, Helen Bishop, Brian Hart, B. The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title | The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6368 |