TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventing mental health symptoms in adolescents using dialectical behaviour therapy skills group
T2 - a feasibility study
AU - Burckhardt, Rowan
AU - Manicavasagar, Vijaya
AU - Shaw, Frances
AU - Fogarty, Andrea
AU - Batterham, Philip J.
AU - Dobinson, Katie
AU - Karpin, Ilana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - Previous prevention programmes have largely focused on the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal. The present study is a feasibility trial that evaluates a prevention programme that teaches cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and problem-solving strategies. Ninety-six Year 10 high school students were randomly allocated to either the intervention or control condition. All participants completed scales evaluating emotion regulation difficulties, depression, anxiety and anger at baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up. In addition, the intervention condition completed a workshop evaluation questionnaire at post-intervention that included qualitative items. Mixed models for repeated measures and content analysis were used to analyse the data. Results suggested there were no statistical differences between the conditions although effect sizes suggested a small advantage favouring the control condition. On the qualitative evaluation, however, most participants reported important benefits in relation to improved emotion regulation abilities. These contrasting results are discussed and suggestions made for future research.
AB - Previous prevention programmes have largely focused on the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal. The present study is a feasibility trial that evaluates a prevention programme that teaches cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and problem-solving strategies. Ninety-six Year 10 high school students were randomly allocated to either the intervention or control condition. All participants completed scales evaluating emotion regulation difficulties, depression, anxiety and anger at baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up. In addition, the intervention condition completed a workshop evaluation questionnaire at post-intervention that included qualitative items. Mixed models for repeated measures and content analysis were used to analyse the data. Results suggested there were no statistical differences between the conditions although effect sizes suggested a small advantage favouring the control condition. On the qualitative evaluation, however, most participants reported important benefits in relation to improved emotion regulation abilities. These contrasting results are discussed and suggestions made for future research.
KW - Dialectical behaviour therapy
KW - adolescent
KW - mindfulness
KW - prevention
KW - randomized controlled trial
KW - school
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85013636435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2017.1292927
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2017.1292927
M3 - Article
SN - 0267-3843
VL - 23
SP - 70
EP - 85
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
IS - 1
ER -