The Effect of Two School-Based Intervention Programs on Depressive Symptoms in Preadolescents

The Effect of Two School-Based Intervention Programs on Depressive Symptoms in Preadolescents

Fifty-six fifth- and sixth-grade children, manifesting depressive symptoms as judged by teachers and in response to a self-report Depression Battery were assigned to one of the following 10-week intervention conditions: Role Play (treatment), Cognitive Restructuring (treatment), Attention Placebo, o...

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Veröffentlicht in:American educational research journal 1980-01, Vol.17 (1), p.111-119
Hauptverfasser: Butler, Lenora, Miezitis, Solveiga, Friedman, Ronald, Cole, Ester
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attention
Childhood mental disorders
Children
Depressive disorders
Educational research
Locus of control
Placebos
Posttests
School restructuring
Self esteem
Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:Fifty-six fifth- and sixth-grade children, manifesting depressive symptoms as judged by teachers and in response to a self-report Depression Battery were assigned to one of the following 10-week intervention conditions: Role Play (treatment), Cognitive Restructuring (treatment), Attention Placebo, or Control. Both quantitative and qualitative improvements were observed for several children in the Role Play and Cognitive Restructuring treatments, though the gain was more dramatic in Role Play.
ISSN:0002-8312
1935-1011
DOI:10.3102/00028312017001111