Predictors of Change Following Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Children with Anxiety Problems: A Preliminary Investigation on Negative Automatic Thoughts and Anxiety Control
Predictors of Change Following Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Children with Anxiety Problems: A Preliminary Investigation on Negative Automatic Thoughts and Anxiety Control
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DOI：
10.1007/s10578-008-0116-7
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
van Wamelen, Julie
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作者：
Muris, Peter;Mayer, Birgit;van Wamelen, Julie
本研究的目的是评估消极的自动思维和焦虑控制作为预测的变化所产生的认知行为治疗的青少年焦虑症。45名年龄在9至12岁之间的高焦虑儿童从小学人口中选出，接受了以小组形式提供的标准化CBT干预。在干预前后，儿童完成了消极自动思维和对焦虑相关事件的感知控制的量表，以及用于测量DSM定义的焦虑症症状的问卷，这是结果测量。结果表明，认知行为疗法对减轻儿童的焦虑症状是有效的。最重要的是，焦虑症症状的减少与消极自动思维的减少和焦虑控制的增加显着相关，这为这些变量是焦虑青年CBT的候选介质的概念提供了支持。
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate negative automatic thoughts and anxiety control as predictors of change produced by cognitive-behavioral treatment of youths with anxiety disorders. Forty-five high-anxious children aged between 9 and 12 years who were selected from the primary school population, received a standardized CBT intervention that was provided in a group format. Before and after the intervention, children completed scales of negative automatic thoughts and perceived control over anxiety-related events as well as a questionnaire for measuring DSM-defined anxiety disorders symptoms, which was the outcome measure. Results indicated that CBT was effective in reducing children's anxiety symptoms. Most importantly, the reduction of anxiety disorders symptoms was significantly associated with a decrease in negative automatic thoughts and an increase of anxiety control, which provides support for the notion that these variables are candidate mediators of CBT in anxious youths.