A meta-analytic review on the prevention of symptoms of anxiety in children and adolescents

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“…Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders among children and adolescents (Kroes et al 2001; Tuebert and Pinquart 2011; Verhulst et al 1997). About 75% of anxiety disorders have an onset between 11 and 21 years of age (Kessler et al 2005).…”

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“…According to several meta-analyses, anxiety prevention in youth has shown to be effective (Mychailyszyn et al 2012; Tuebert and Pinquart 2011). This overview offers clear recommendations on how to increase the effectiveness of an anxiety prevention program.…”

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“…This overview offers clear recommendations on how to increase the effectiveness of an anxiety prevention program. First, selective and indicated anxiety prevention are proven to be more effective compared to universal anxiety prevention (Tuebert and Pinquart 2011). Second, the effectiveness of anxiety prevention increases when the administered program focuses directly on anxiety symptoms instead of broader symptoms characterizing also other disorders, e.g., both anxiety and depression.…”

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Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Indicated Prevention Program for Children with Elevated Anxiety Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Childhood anxiety is a problem not only because of its negative consequences on the well-being of children but also because of its adverse effects on society and its role in mental disorders later in life. Adequate prevention might be the key in tackling this problem. The effectiveness of Coping Cat, as an indicated CBT-based prevention program in Dutch primary school children, was assessed by means of a randomized controlled trial. In total, 141 children aged 7–13 with elevated levels of anxiety and their mothers were included and randomly assigned to an intervention group and a waiting list control group. After screening, all participants completed baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up assessments. The results showed that Coping Cat, as an indicated prevention program, reduces children’s self-reported anxiety symptoms, with Cohen’s effect size d of 0.66 at the 3-month follow-up. A moderating effect was found for baseline anxiety level; specifically, children with high levels of baseline anxiety who received the Coping Cat program had lower anxiety levels at follow-up compared to children with high levels of anxiety in the control condition. No moderating effects of gender or age were found. An unexpected decline in anxiety levels from screening to pre-assessment was found in both groups, and this decline was stronger in the experimental group. These promising results warrant the implementation of Coping Cat as an indicated prevention program.

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Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Indicated Prevention Program for Children with Elevated Anxiety Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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“…Depression and anxiety are debilitating emotional disorders with significant implications for cognitive, interpersonal, and occupational functioning, as well as physical health (Bistricky, Ingram, & Atchley, 2011; Teubert & Pinquart, 2011). Although first onsets of depressive disorders have been identified in childhood, mid-to-late adolescence is a key developmental period during which rates of new cases of depression increase dramatically (from 3% to 15%), especially in girls (Hankin et al, 1998).…”

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“…Although first onsets of depressive disorders have been identified in childhood, mid-to-late adolescence is a key developmental period during which rates of new cases of depression increase dramatically (from 3% to 15%), especially in girls (Hankin et al, 1998). In addition, anxiety has been shown to have a prevalence rate ranging between 10% to 15% in mid-to-late adolescence (for a review, see Teubert & Pinquart, 2011). Due to the striking prevalence of depression and anxiety in adolescence and their associated impairments (e.g., poor academic performance, troubles with peers), it is critical for research to elucidate the potential risk factors that lead to the development of these disorders.…”

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Risk for Depression and Anxiety in Youth: The Interaction between Negative Affectivity, Effortful Control, and Stressors

Gulley

Hankin

Young

2015

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Theories of temperament suggest that individual differences in affective reactivity (e.g., negative affectivity) may confer risk for internalizing psychopathology in youth and that self-regulatory aspects of temperament (e.g., effortful control) may protect against the deleterious effects of high negative affective reactivity. However, no study to date has examined how the relationship between temperament and youth internalizing psychopathology may be moderated by stress. The current study used a prospective longitudinal design to test the interaction of temperament (e.g., negative affectivity and effortful control) and stressors as a predictor of youth (ages 7–16; 56% female; N = 576) depressive and anxious symptoms over a 3-month period. Findings show that at low levels of stress, high levels of effortful control protect against the development of depressive and anxious symptoms among youth with high levels of negative affectivity. However, at high levels of stress, this buffering effect is not observed. Gender and grade did not moderate this relationship. Overall, findings extend current understanding of how the interaction of individual psychosocial vulnerabilities and environmental factors may confer increased or decreased risk for depressive and anxious symptoms.

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Prevention of mental disorders and promotion of competence

Greenberg

Riggs

2015

Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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A meta-analytic review on the prevention of symptoms of anxiety in children and adolescents

Cited by 116 publications

References 50 publications

Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Indicated Prevention Program for Children with Elevated Anxiety Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Indicated Prevention Program for Children with Elevated Anxiety Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Risk for Depression and Anxiety in Youth: The Interaction between Negative Affectivity, Effortful Control, and Stressors

Prevention of mental disorders and promotion of competence

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