{"title":"School-based cognitive-behavioural group intervention for reducing rumination in adolescents.","authors":"Gamze Tekin, Ayşe Bengisoy","doi":"10.1017/S1352465826101362","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rumination is a repetitive cognitive process associated with emotional distress and may represent an important preventive target during adolescence.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study examined the effectiveness of a CBT-based group psychoeducation programme in reducing rumination among adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 173 eighth-grade students were screened, and 43 adolescents with elevated rumination were enrolled and randomly assigned to experimental, placebo, and control groups; 41 completed the study. A quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test-follow-up design was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A mixed-design ANOVA showed significant time, group, and time × group effects. Rumination decreased significantly in the experimental group and was maintained at the 4-week follow-up, whereas no meaningful change was observed in the placebo or control groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>School-based CBT-oriented psychoeducation may represent a promising preventive approach for adolescents with elevated rumination.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"230-233"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465826101362","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/7/13 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Rumination is a repetitive cognitive process associated with emotional distress and may represent an important preventive target during adolescence.
Aims: This study examined the effectiveness of a CBT-based group psychoeducation programme in reducing rumination among adolescents.
Method: A total of 173 eighth-grade students were screened, and 43 adolescents with elevated rumination were enrolled and randomly assigned to experimental, placebo, and control groups; 41 completed the study. A quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test-follow-up design was used.
Results: A mixed-design ANOVA showed significant time, group, and time × group effects. Rumination decreased significantly in the experimental group and was maintained at the 4-week follow-up, whereas no meaningful change was observed in the placebo or control groups.
Conclusions: School-based CBT-oriented psychoeducation may represent a promising preventive approach for adolescents with elevated rumination.
期刊介绍:
An international multidisciplinary journal aimed primarily at members of the helping and teaching professions. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy features original research papers, covering both experimental and clinical work, that contribute to the theory, practice and evolution of cognitive and behaviour therapy. The journal aims to reflect and influence the continuing changes in the concepts, methodology, and techniques of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy. A particular feature of the journal is its broad ranging scope - both in terms of topics and types of study covered. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy encompasses most areas of human behaviour and experience, and represents many different research methods, from randomized controlled trials to detailed case studies.