Journal of Clinical Psychology · 2020 · 28 citations · 69 references
Public HealthEducational PsychologyPsychologyBehavioral HealthMental Health PromotionPediatric Mental HealthAnxiety DisordersBehavioral ActivationPrevention Of Mental DisordersResilience BuildingResilience PromotionSocial-emotional InterventionChild Emotion RegulationExcessive WorryMediatorsOutcome MeasuresPilot DesignSchool-based Behavior InterventionSchool-based Mental Health PromotionTransdiagnostic Processes
OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to provide a preliminary evaluation of two universal school-based prevention programs, Emotion Regulation (ER) and Behavioral Activation (BA), by increasing resilience to manage excessive worry, a transdiagnostic feature across anxiety and depression. METHOD: Primary school children (N = 295; 52.5% female; 8-13 years) from five Australian schools were cluster randomized to an ER, BA or usual class control condition. Outcome measures included resilience, worry, anxiety, and depression symptomology; ER and BA were measured as potential mediators. Participants completed measures at pre- and postprogram, and at 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: Children in the BA condition showed increased resilience at 6 months. Expressive suppression mediated the effects of both programs on worry. CONCLUSION: The current study aimed to provide a preliminary evaluation of two universal school-based prevention programs, ER and BA, by increasing resilience to manage excessive worry, a transdiagnostic feature across anxiety and depression.
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Kathleen R. Merikangas, Jianping He, Marcy Burstein et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2010 · 6.3K citations · Full text