Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Atiyya Nisar , Richard C. Watkins , Duncan Gillard , Corinna F. Grindle , Paul A. Thompson , Jane Pegram , Richard P. Hastings
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Abstract
Implementation support is a key factor in the success of school-based well-being programmes. To assess the impact on children's well-being of providing additional implementation support for staff delivering a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed well-being curriculum (‘Connect PSHE’) compared to delivery without support. Twenty schools were recruited and randomised to deliver Connect PSHE with additional support (n = 10; n = 323 children) or Connect PSHE with the standard support (n = 10; n = 422 children). A two-arm, parallel-group cluster-randomised (schools as clusters) controlled trial design was utilised. Additional implementation support had no impact on the primary well-being measure (Me and My Feelings scale) at post-test (β = 0.22, 95 % CI [-0.59, 1.03], p = 0.59). Small improvements were observed in the additional support arm for two subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Overall, both trial arms were associated with improvements in children's well-being. Connect PSHE is a promising well-being programme suitable for testing in additional research.
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The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science is the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
Contextual Behavioral Science is a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior, the solution of human problems, and the promotion of human growth and development. Contextual Behavioral Science uses functional principles and theories to analyze and modify action embedded in its historical and situational context. The goal is to predict and influence behavior, with precision, scope, and depth, across all behavioral domains and all levels of analysis, so as to help create a behavioral science that is more adequate to the challenge of the human condition.