Utility of relaxation training with children in school settings: a plea for realistic goal setting and evaluation

King, Neville J.; Ollendick, Thomas H.; Murphy, Gregory C.; Molloy, Geoffrey N.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8279.1998.tb01274.x

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“…It has been postulated that a patient's attitude towards an intervention method can have an important bearing on treatment adherence and cooperation (26). In the present study, credibility and motivation ratings were similar for subjects in all 3 groups before treatment.…”

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Treatment of temporomandibular disorders among adolescents: a comparison between occlusal appliance, relaxation training, and brief information

Wahlund

List

Larsson

2003

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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In a randomized trial the effects of occlusal appliance and relaxation therapy, each combined with brief information, were compared with brief information only, in adolescents with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. One-hundred-and-twenty-two adolescents (93 F and 29 M aged 12-18 years) were randomly assigned to one of the following 3 groups: brief information + occlusal appliance (BI + OA), brief information + relaxation therapy (BI + RT), or brief information (BI). Included were subjects reporting pain once a week or more often, in addition to receiving a diagnosis of TMD according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC/TMD). They were evaluated before and after treatment and at a 6-month follow-up by means of self-reports and clinical assessment. The result revealed a significantly higher reduction in frequency of pain, in pain intensity (visual analog scale [VAS]), and in a composite pain index (intensity x frequency) for patients treated with BI + OA compared with those treated with BI alone. In the BI + OA group, 60% of the patients attained a clinically significant improvement (at least 50% or more) on the pain index, a significantly higher proportion compared to that obtained in the other 2 treatment groups. Analgesic consumption was also significantly more reduced in the BI + OA group compared to the BI group. However, no significant differences were found between the treatment groups in jaw opening or in muscle and TMJ tenderness scores. Occlusal appliance was found to be superior to both relaxation therapy and brief information regarding pain reduction and can therefore be recommended when treating adolescents with TMD pain.

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Treatment of temporomandibular disorders among adolescents: a comparison between occlusal appliance, relaxation training, and brief information

Wahlund

List

Larsson

2003

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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“…Greenberg et al (1992) implemented positive feedback on a personality measure for this purpose, although within the school context behavioural, group or individual work with teachers may be more appropriate. Furthermore, King et al (1998) note how anxiety has physiological as well as psychological foundations and implications and described the utility of relaxation training in schools, with benefits for anxiety problems such as headaches and test anxiety.…”

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Anxiety, Depression and Self-Esteem in Secondary School Children

Locker

Cropley

2004

School Psychology International

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With the introduction of a new curriculum and increased targets for schools, children are facing increased pressure to succeed in examinations at increasingly earlier ages. It is therefore necessary to emphasize the need for greater awareness of the distress that may be experienced by young children and adolescents as a result and implement provision for early interventions. The aim of this study was to investigate changes occurring in anxiety, affect, depression and self-esteem in secondary school children as they approached important school examinations and to examine variations between schools of differing design and status. There were a total of 520 participants, from four different schools in two school years (year 9, age 13-14 and year 11, age 15-16). Participants completed self-report questionnaires at two time points—firstly during regular term time and the second in the week immediately prior to the examinations. Gender differences were found in the majority of measures with females displaying greater levels of anxiety and negative affect immediately before the examinations, whereas males reported higher positive affect and self-esteem and lower depression and anxiety, even within the week prior to the examinations. Differences between the schools were also found. However, there were no significant differences between the two school years and the two times of testing. A number of trends were identified in relation to both gender differences and the influence of the type of school attended. Females, particularly those attending independent or grammar schools, reported a greater negative mood overall and before the examinations. It is suggested that there is a need for a school-based provision aimed at pro-actively increasing pupils self-esteem and to develop skills for dealing with stressful situations—particularly important examinations.

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“…children's ability to cope with the emotional reactions caused by their illnesses, for instance to cope with headaches (King, Ollendick, Murphy, & Molloy, 1998;Sartory, Mueller, Metsch, & Pothmann, 1998), asthma (Creer, 1991) or anxiety (Armstrong, Collins, Greene, & Panzironi, 1988;Plantania-Solazzo, Field, Blank, & Seligman, 1992;King et al 1998). Systematic evaluations of the basic effects of relaxation techniques in the context of primary prevention are, however, rare in the literature.…”

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Psychophysiological effects of relaxation training in children

Lohaus

Klein-Heßling

Vögele

et al. 2001

British J Health Psychol

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A physiological pattern indicating relaxation was most clearly associated with the imagery-based relaxation approach (decreases in HR and SCL), although ST remained unchanged. In contrast, progressive muscle relaxation led to an increase in HR during the training. The neutral story condition showed a similar trend as the imagery-based relaxation approach (although not reaching statistical significance). Furthermore, children's ratings of positive mood and physical wellbeing increased during baseline and training periods, but there were no differences between training conditions. The results indicate psychophysiological effects of relaxation instructions which, however, are not specific for systematic relaxation training.

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Utility of relaxation training with children in school settings: a plea for realistic goal setting and evaluation

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Treatment of temporomandibular disorders among adolescents: a comparison between occlusal appliance, relaxation training, and brief information

Treatment of temporomandibular disorders among adolescents: a comparison between occlusal appliance, relaxation training, and brief information

Anxiety, Depression and Self-Esteem in Secondary School Children

Psychophysiological effects of relaxation training in children

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