An Ounce of Prevention: Building resilience and targeting anxiety in young children.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1177/13591045221121595

Krystal M Lewis, Paula Barrett, Gabrielle Freitag, Thomas H Ollendick

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Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and can develop as early as the preschool years. Therefore, providing young children who display early signs of anxiety with skills to prevent the development of later psychopathology is invaluable. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of Fun FRIENDS, an anxiety prevention and resilience program for young children.

Method: Fifty-seven kindergartners across three classrooms participated in a 15-week anxiety prevention program and teachers completed a behavioral screening measure and anxiety questionnaire at pre, post, 3 month, and 10-month follow-up assessment points.

Results: Anxiety positively correlated with emotional symptoms, peer difficulties, and total difficulties at pre-intervention. Anxiety symptoms decreased from pre-intervention to follow-up. Additionally, prosocial behaviors improved and moderated the relationship between pre-and post-intervention anxiety symptoms.

Conclusions: These findings yield promising implications regarding the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs on increasing social emotional skills and reducing anxiety symptoms in young children.

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一盎司的预防:建立适应力和针对幼儿的焦虑。

背景:焦虑症是儿童时期最常见的精神障碍之一，早在学龄前就可以发展。因此，为表现出早期焦虑症状的幼儿提供预防后期精神病理发展的技能是非常宝贵的。目前的研究评估了“有趣的朋友”的有效性，这是一个针对幼儿的焦虑预防和恢复计划。方法:57名幼儿园幼儿参加了为期15周的焦虑预防项目，教师分别在前、后、3个月和10个月的随访评估点完成了行为筛查测量和焦虑问卷。结果:焦虑与干预前情绪症状、同伴困难和总困难呈正相关。从干预前到随访期间，焦虑症状有所减轻。此外，亲社会行为改善和缓和了干预前后焦虑症状之间的关系。结论:这些发现对提高幼儿社会情感技能和减少焦虑症状的预防和干预方案的有效性产生了有希望的影响。

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Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry PSYCHIATRY-PSYCHOLOGY

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130

期刊介绍： Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry brings together clinically oriented, peer reviewed work of the highest distinction from an international and multidisciplinary perspective, offering comprehensive coverage of clinical and treatment issues across the range of treatment modalities. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry is interested in advancing theory, practice and clinical research in the realm of child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry and related disciplines. The journal directs its attention to matters of clinical practice, including related topics such as the ethics of treatment and the integration of research into practice. Multidisciplinary in approach, the journal includes work by, and is of interest to, child psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, nurses, social workers and all other professionals in the fields of child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry.