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Preliminary evaluation of a school-based resilience-promoting intervention in a high-risk population: Application of an exploratory two-cohort treatment/control design

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posted on 2023-07-26, 14:41 authored by Soraya Seedat, Michael Pluess, Ilona Boniwell, Kate Hefferon, Aneta Tunariu
Applying innovative methodology, we explored the efficacy of SPARK Resilience Programme––a new universal school-based resilience-promoting programme––regarding effects on depression symptoms and resilience in a high risk population in England. Quantitative and qualitative methods were combined in an exploratory two cohort treatment/control design with one cohort serving as the control group (single assessment) and a subsequent cohort as the treatment group (assessed before and immediately after treatment as well as 6 and 12 months after treatment ended), involving a total of 438 11–13 year old girls, According to analyses, depression symptoms were significantly lower directly after treatment and at 6 months but no longer at 12 months. Resilience scores, on the other hand, were significantly higher in the treatment cohort compared to the year-ahead control cohort at post-treatment and both follow-up assessments. Qualitative results demonstrated beneficial teacher experience overall. The current study provides first evidence for the efficacy of SPARK Resilience Programme. Furthermore, the applied two cohort treatment/control mixed methods design proved helpful for the preliminary testing of a school-based universal intervention programme efficacy in an authentic setting.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

12

Issue number

5

Page range

e0177191

Publication title

PLOS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

Publisher

Public Library of Science

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2019-07-11

Legacy creation date

2019-07-11

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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