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Journal of Child and Family Studies
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 9/2016

08-06-2016 | Original Paper

A Meta-analysis of Wilderness Therapy Outcomes for Private Pay Clients

Auteurs: Joanna E. Bettmann, H. L. Gillis, Elizabeth A. Speelman, Kimber J. Parry, Jonathan M. Case

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 9/2016

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Abstract

Wilderness therapy is becoming a more widely used intervention for adolescents, but there have not been any meta-analyses focused solely on its clinical effectiveness for private pay clients. This study’s objective was to conduct outcome-based meta-analyses of private-pay wilderness therapy programs, benchmark primary features of this approach, and educate the clinical community as to its effectiveness. The authors conducted a review of all available databases, as well as manual searches. Searches resulted in a meta-analysis based on 36 studies, totaling 2399 participants receiving wilderness therapy. Our meta-analyses found medium effect sizes for all six constructs assessed: self-esteem (g = 0.49), locus of control (g = 0.55), behavioral observations (g = 0.75), personal effectiveness (g = 0.46), clinical measures (g = 0.50) and interpersonal measures (g = 0.54). Subgroup analyses included age of participants, duration of program, open or closed model, presence of a mental health practitioner, and publication year.
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Metagegevens
Titel
A Meta-analysis of Wilderness Therapy Outcomes for Private Pay Clients
Auteurs
Joanna E. Bettmann
H. L. Gillis
Elizabeth A. Speelman
Kimber J. Parry
Jonathan M. Case
Publicatiedatum
08-06-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 9/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0439-0

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