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Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research 3/2010

01-06-2010 | Original Article

The Efficacy of a Pilot Prevention Program for Children and Caregivers Coping with Economic Strain

Auteurs: Tali Raviv, Martha E. Wadsworth

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 3/2010

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Abstract

Poverty and economic stress are risk factors for child psychopathology; however, primary and secondary control coping can buffer children against the negative effects of these risks. A 4-week (12 h) pilot prevention program aimed at enhancing coping skills and preventing symptoms of psychopathology among children growing up in poverty was evaluated using a multiple baseline design. Participants were 24 children (ages 8–12) and their primary caregivers. Attrition was low and parent-reports of program satisfaction were high. Children’s ability to generate positive coping thoughts and high quality solutions to problems improved from pre- to post-intervention. At the post-intervention measurement, parents’ and children’s involuntary engagement stress responses had declined and parents’ secondary control coping had increased. Children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms also decreased from pre- to post-intervention, according to parent-reports. Results provide preliminary evidence for the feasibility and efficacy of the intervention.
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Analyses revealed the presence of differences between the sample recruited from CoPES and those recruited specifically for this study (e.g., ethnic composition, age of children, use of primary control coping, and internalizing symptoms). Including recruitment method as a covariate in analyses did not significantly change the results. To maximize our degrees of freedom with the small sample, the reported results combine the two samples and do not include recruitment method as a covariate.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Efficacy of a Pilot Prevention Program for Children and Caregivers Coping with Economic Strain
Auteurs
Tali Raviv
Martha E. Wadsworth
Publicatiedatum
01-06-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9265-7

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