title: The preventive reduction of psychological risk in asymptomatic adolescents.
abstract: To explore the preventive efficacy of training in coping and social skills, 121 high school students were assigned to four risk classifications, assessed by measures of psychological vulnerability and environmental adversity; within each group, subjects were randomly assigned to a preventive intervention or assessment-only control condition. Findings suggest that group behavioral training can be a beneficial and economical preventive approach with symptom-free high school students, and that training in social skills may benefit those with behavior problems that presage maladjustment.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012306:Risk; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology