Anger Assessment and Intervention in Rural Youth

农村青少年愤怒评估与干预

• 批准号: 6731465
• 负责人: KATHRYN R PUSKAR
• 金额: $ 31.6万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6731465
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); aggression; angers; anxiety; behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; coping; depression; disease /disorder proneness /risk; health disparity; human subject; human therapy evaluation; medically underserved population; psychodrama; rural area; stress; stress management; violence

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Today's adolescents are living in violent times. The impending war with Iraq, the events of September 11, 2001, and the nations high terror alert prey upon adolescents' coping. The three leading causes of death among adolescents: injuries, homicide, and suicide, all have one thing in common, anger. Unattended anger often leads to violence, a pervasive problem among our nation's teens. An escalation in violence such as that seen in the tragedies at Columbine, Jonesboro, and other rural communities has made instituting coping strategies among this population essential. This project, Teaching Kids to Cope with Anger (TKC-A) is a school based behavioral intervention that addresses anger as a potential signal that may lead to problem behaviors in youth, especially those who live in rural areas for whom access to support is limited. One in six rural families live in poverty; high unemployment, bioterrorism, and other economic pressures put stress on teens, leading to increased risk for anxiety, depression, alcohol and substance use, delinquency, school failure, poor relations with peers, and loss of self esteem. It is no surprise; therefore, that youth who reside in rural areas are susceptible to anger management difficulties, which are compounded by a lack of access to mental health services that are typical of their communities. The goal of this study is to provide an intervention targeting anger as a factor that contributes to high-risk behavior for youth living in rural areas. TKC-A consists of eight one-hour interactive sessions that are led by a trained group leader. Coping skills are taught and practiced through role-playing, group projects, discussions, brainstorming, and handouts. The TKC-A targets freshman, sophomore, and junior level students who attend rural high schools in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Specific aims are to (1) describe anger experience, anger expression and its potential correlates (depressive symptoms, coping strategies, perceived social support, drug use, self-esteem, optimism, anxiety, life events, disciplinary actions, and demographic characteristics; (2) examine the relationship between anger and its potential correlates; and (3) evaluate the effect of the intervention. The intervention reduces a health disparity by providing a service for rural youth.

描述（由申请人提供）：今天的青少年生活在暴力时代。即将与伊拉克的战争，2001年9月11日的事件以及对青少年应对的国家高恐怖警报。青少年中的三个主要死亡原因：伤害，凶杀和自杀，都有一个共同的愤怒。无人看管的愤怒通常会导致暴力，这是我们国家十几岁的普遍问题。暴力升级，例如在哥伦拜恩，琼斯伯勒和其他农村社区的悲剧中看到的升级，这使得在这一人群中制定了应对策略。该项目教会孩子应对愤怒（TKC-A）是一种基于学校的行为干预措施，它将愤怒作为潜在信号，可能导致青年人的问题行为，尤其是那些居住在农村地区的人行为受到限制。六分之一的农村家庭生活在贫困中；高失业，生物恐怖主义和其他经济压力给青少年带来了压力，导致焦虑，抑郁，酒精和吸毒，犯罪，学校失败，与同龄人的关系不佳以及自尊心丧失的风险增加。这不足为奇；因此，居住在农村地区的年轻人容易受到愤怒管理困难的影响，由于缺乏获得社区典型的精神卫生服务的机会。这项研究的目的是提供针对愤怒的干预措施，这是为居住在农村地区的青年而高风险行为的因素。 TKC-A由八个小时的互动会议组成，由训练有素的小组负责人领导。通过角色扮演，小组项目，讨论，集思广益和讲义来教授和实践应对技巧。 TKC-A针对新生，大二和初中学生，他们就读于宾夕法尼亚州西南部的农村高中。具体目的是（1）描述愤怒的经历，愤怒表达及其潜在的相关性（抑郁症状，应对策略，感知的社会支持，药物使用，自尊，乐观，乐观，焦虑，生活事件，纪律处分和人群特征；（2）检查愤怒及其潜在相关性之间的关系；以及（3）评估对干预的效果。对干预的效果。对干预的效果逐渐差异。