Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program
dc.contributor.author | Pophillat, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rooney, Rosanna | |
dc.contributor.author | Nesa, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Davis, Melissa | |
dc.contributor.author | Baughman, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hassan, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kane, Robert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T14:38:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T14:38:53Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-01-25T19:30:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pophillat, E. and Rooney, R. and Nesa, M. and Davis, M. and Baughman, N. and Hassan, S. and Kane, R. 2016. Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program. Frontiers in Psychology. 7 (DEC). | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40016 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01928 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Preventing internalizing problems in 6-8 year old children: A universal school-based program | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 7 | |
dcterms.source.number | DEC | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1664-1078 | |
dcterms.source.title | Frontiers in Psychology | |
curtin.department | School of Psychology and Speech Pathology | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access |