The YouthMood Project: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Cognitive Behavioral Program with Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Calear, Alison L.; Christensen, Helen; Mackinnon, Andrew; Griffiths, Kathleen M.; O'Kearney, Richard
Titel	The YouthMood Project: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Cognitive Behavioral Program with Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77 (2009) 6, S.1021-1032 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/a0017391
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Comparative Analysis; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Internet; Therapy; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Counseling Techniques; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Adolescents; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland; Angst; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Therapie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Australien
Abstract	The aim in the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of an online, self-directed cognitive-behavioral therapy program (MoodGYM) in preventing and reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression in an adolescent school-based population. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 30 schools (N = 1,477) from across Australia, with each school randomly allocated to the intervention or wait-list control condition. At postintervention and 6-month follow-up, participants in the intervention condition had significantly lower levels of anxiety than did participants in the wait-list control condition (Cohen's d = 0.15-0.25). The effects of the MoodGYM program on depressive symptoms were less strong, with only male participants in the intervention condition exhibiting significant reductions in depressive symptoms at postintervention and 6-month follow-up (Cohen's d = 0.27-0.43). Although small to moderate, the effects obtained in the current study provide support for the utility of universal prevention programs in schools. The effectiveness of booster sessions should be explored in future research. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10