Feasibility of the positive thoughts and actions prevention program for middle schoolers at risk for depression.
Feasibility of the positive thoughts and actions prevention program for middle schoolers at risk for depression.
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10.1155/2011/241386
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2011
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McCauley E
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McCarty CA;Violette HD;McCauley E
尽管青少年抑郁症的重要性，很少有学校为基础的预防计划已经开发和测试在美国的中学人口。本研究探讨了一个新的预防计划，积极的想法和行动（PTA）的可接受性和目标结果的变化。从公立学校招募了67名抑郁症状加重的7年级学生，并随机分配到12周的家长组成的PTA计划或学校照常对照组。PTA预防计划受到学生和家长的欢迎，在随机接受干预的人群中，参与率和满意度都很高。然而，分析该计划在改变抑郁症状方面的疗效并不显着。在我们的近端计划目标方面，大多数差异没有统计学意义，尽管效应量表明PTA在应对方式、认知方式和亲子沟通方面优于对照组。这项初步研究强调，需要进一步测试以学校为基础的预防抑郁和促进积极情绪健康的计划。
Despite the importance of adolescent depression, few school-based prevention programs have been developed and tested in the United States with middle school populations. This study examined the acceptability and changes in targeted outcomes for a new preventative program, Positive Thoughts and Actions (PTA). Sixty-seven 7th grade students with elevated depressive symptoms were recruited from public schools and randomized to the 12-week PTA program with a parent-component or to a school-as-usual control group. The PTA prevention program was well received by students and parents, yielding high rates of participation and satisfaction among those randomized to receive the intervention. However, analyses of the efficacy of the program in changing depressive symptoms were not significant. In terms of our proximal program targets, most differences were not statistically significant, though effect sizes suggested advantage of PTA over control group in coping, cognitive style, and parent-child communication. This preliminary research highlights a need for further testing of programs for school-based prevention of depression and promotion of positive emotional health.