Depression Prevention for Early Adolescent Girls: A Pilot Study of All Girls Versus Co-Ed Groups

Autor/inn/en	Chaplin, Tara M.; Gillham, Jane E.; Reivich, Karen; Elkon, Andrea G. L.; Samuels, Barbra; Freres, Derek R.; Winder, Breanna; Seligman, Martin E. P.
Titel	Depression Prevention for Early Adolescent Girls: A Pilot Study of All Girls Versus Co-Ed Groups
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 26 (2006) 1, S.110-126 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431605282655
Schlagwörter	Early Adolescents; Females; Depression (Psychology); Prevention; Intervention; Single Sex Classes; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Gender Issues; Coeducation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Personality Traits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Single-sex classes; Single-sex schools; Single sex schools; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Fragebogen; Geschlechterfrage; Koedukation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	Given the dramatic increase in depression that occurs during early adolescence in girls, interventions must address the needs of girls. The authors examined whether a depression prevention program, the Penn Resiliency Program, was more effective for girls in all-girls groups than in co-ed groups. Within co-ed groups, the authors also tested whether there were greater effects for boys than for girls. Participants were 208 11- to 14-year-olds. Girls were randomly assigned to all-girls groups, co-ed groups, or control. Boys were assigned to co-ed groups or control. Students completed questionnaires on depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and explanatory style before and after the intervention. Girls groups were better than co-ed groups in reducing girls' hopelessness and for session attendance rates but were similar to co-ed groups in reducing depressive symptoms. Co-ed groups decreased depressive symptoms, but this did not differ by gender. Findings support prevention programs and suggest additional benefits of girls groups. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10