Differential effects of well-being promoting and anxiety-management strategies in a non-clinical school setting.
The aim of the present study was to examine the differential effects of strategies for promotion of psychological well-being (Well-Being Therapy, WBT) and removal of distress (Anxiety Management, AM) in a non-clinical school setting.162 students attending middle schools in Northern Italy were randomly assigned to: (a) a protocol derived from WBT; (b) an anxiety-management protocol (AM). The students were assessed immediately before and after the interventions, and after 6 months using: Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB), Symptom Questionnaire (SQ) and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). In school children, well-being and symptom focused interventions produced slightly different effects on psychological dimensions. WBT, by facilitating progression toward positive and optimal functioning, may integrate symptom-centered strategies.
Tomba
Elena
E
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Belaise
Carlotta
C
Ottolini
Fedra
F
Ruini
Chiara
C
Bravi
Alessandra
A
Albieri
Elisa
E
Rafanelli
Chiara
C
Caffo
Ernesto
E
Fava
Giovanni A
GA
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012572:School Health Services; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*