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Mendelson, Tamar; Clary, Laura K.; Sibinga, Erica; Tandon, Darius; Musci, Rashelle; Mmari, Kristin; Salkever, David; Stuart, Elizabeth; Ialongo, Nick – Grantee Submission, 2020
Introduction: Youth in disadvantaged urban areas are frequently exposed to chronic stress and trauma, including housing instability, neighborhood violence, and other poverty-related adversities. These exposures increase risk for emotional, behavioral, and academic problems and ultimately, school dropout. Schools are a promising setting in which to…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Trauma, Intervention, Prevention
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Barry, Karen May; Woods, Megan; Martin, Angela; Stirling, Christine; Warnecke, Emma – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objectives: To examine the impact of guided mindfulness practice on psychological distress and psychological capital (hope, optimism, resilience, and efficacy) in doctoral candidates. Participants: Recruitment of a convenience sample of doctoral candidates occurred in July 2015 and participants were randomly allocated to the control or…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Anxiety
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Lynch, Siobhán; Gander, Marie-Louise; Nahar, Ananda; Kohls, Niko; Walach, Harald – SAGE Open, 2018
The benefits of mindfulness for a variety of clinical and nonclinical populations are well established and there is growing interest in the potential of mindfulness in higher education. This article reports on the results from a randomized wait-list controlled study of Mindfulness-Based Coping With University Life (MBCUL), an adaption of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Coping, Randomized Controlled Trials, Higher Education
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Oswald, Tasha M.; Winder-Patel, Breanna; Ruder, Steven; Xing, Guibo; Stahmer, Aubyn; Solomon, Marjorie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The purpose of this pilot randomized controlled trial was to investigate the acceptability and efficacy of the Acquiring Career, Coping, Executive control, Social Skills (ACCESS) Program, a group intervention tailored for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to enhance critical skills and beliefs that promote adult functioning,…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Group Counseling
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Lang, Christin; Feldmeth, Anne Karina; Brand, Serge; Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith; Pühse, Uwe; Gerber, Markus – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Although most adolescents successfully manage the transition between childhood and adulthood, the speed and magnitude of these changes may exceed the coping abilities of a significant number of young people. For vocational students, additional responsibilities arise during the vocational school transition and the need to balance…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Coping
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Jamison, J. M.; Fourie, E.; Siper, P. M.; Trelles, M. P.; George-Jones, Julia; Buxbaum Grice, A.; Krata, J.; Holl, E.; Shaoul, J.; Hernandez, B.; Mitchell, L.; McKay, M. M.; Buxbaum, J. D.; Kolevzon, Alexander – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects individuals across all racial and ethnic groups, yet rates of diagnosis are disproportionately higher for Black and Hispanic children. Caregivers of children with ASD experience significant stressors, which have been associated with parental strain, inadequate utilization of mental health services and lower…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Caregivers, Models
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Pfefferbaum, Betty; Nitiéma, Pascal; Tucker, Phebe; Newman, Elana – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: The need to establish an evidence base for early child disaster interventions has been long recognized. Objective: This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the empirical research on early disaster mental health interventions delivered to children within the first 3 months post event. Methods: Characteristics and findings of the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Intervention, Mental Health, Program Effectiveness
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Phang, Cheng Kar; Mukhtar, Firdaus; Ibrahim, Normala; Keng, Shian-Ling; Sidik, Sherina Mohd. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Pursuing undergraduate medical training can be very stressful and academically challenging experience. A 5-week mindfulness-based stress management (MBSM/Mindful-Gym) program was developed to help medical students cope with stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing stress among students in a…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Intervention, Stress Management, Metacognition
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Lo, Kristin; Waterland, Jamie; Todd, Paula; Gupta, Tanvi; Bearman, Margaret; Hassed, Craig; Keating, Jennifer L. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Effects of interventions for improving mental health of health professional students has not been established. This review analysed interventions to support mental health of health professional students and their effects. The full holdings of Medline, PsycINFO, EBM Reviews, Cinahl Plus, ERIC and EMBASE were searched until 15th April 2016.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Mental Health, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials
Ginsburg, Golda S.; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Piselli, Kate; Chan, Grace – Grantee Submission, 2019
Background: Excessive student anxiety is a common problem that severely impairs short- and long-term academic functioning and increases teacher burden. Reducing student anxiety has been associated with improvement in educational functioning. Because anxiety manifests daily in the classroom, teachers are in an ideal position to identify and help…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Role
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Kong, Maureen Mo-yee; Au, Terry Kit-fong – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of Incredible Years Basic Parent Training (IYPT Basic) in a community clinic setting in Hong Kong. IYPT Basic is a Western program developed to promote children's academic, social, and emotional regulation skills and to reduce conduct problems among typically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Parent Education, Child Development
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Jennings, Patricia A.; Brown, Joshua L.; Frank, Jennifer; Tanler, Regin; Doyle, Sebrina; Rasheed, Damira; DeWeese, Anna; Greenberg, Mark – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The present study, which takes place in a high-poverty section of a large urban area of the northeastern United States, is based upon the prosocial classroom theoretical model that emphasizes the significance of teachers' social and emotional competence (SEC) and well-being in the development and maintenance of supportive teacher-student…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Poverty, Prosocial Behavior, Interpersonal Competence