ERIC Number: EJ1298734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1866-2625
EISSN: EISSN-1866-2633
Available Date: N/A
An Evaluation of the Potential Efficacy and Feasibility of the Resilience Education Program: A Tier 2 Internalizing Intervention
Kayla D. Kilpatrick; Stephen P. Kilgus; Katie Eklund; Keith C. Herman
School Mental Health, v13 n2 p376-391 Jun 2021
This study examined the feasibility and potential efficacy of the Resilience Education Program (REP), a Tier 2 school-based internalizing intervention. REP represents a hybrid intervention approach, incorporating both small-group cognitive-behavioral instruction and a check-in/check-out reinforcement-based mentorship program. A randomized controlled trial research design was employed, in which students (grades 4-7) were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 21) or waitlist control (n = 17) groups. Given the early phase of REP research, the trial was underpowered but capable of generating unbiased effect size estimates that could inform subsequent fully powered efficacy trials. Outcomes of interest included student internalizing concerns (as reported by teacher and self-report measures) and the change mechanisms by which REP was theorized to influence internalizing concerns (i.e., emotional control and social support). Primary MANCOVA findings indicated that although non-statistically significant, between-group differences in youth self-reported and teacher-reported internalizing concerns corresponded to large effect sizes ([partial eta-squared] = 0.15-0.19). A follow-up MANCOVA inclusive of change mechanism variables was also non-statistically significant, but representative of a large effect ([partial eta-squared] = 0.38). Following trial completion, REP implementers positively rated the acceptability of the REP intervention as a Tier 2 intervention for addressing internalizing concerns in the school setting.
Descriptors: Resistance (Psychology), Reinforcement, Mentors, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Small Group Instruction, Response to Intervention, Effect Size, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link-springer-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/
Related Records: ED618183
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A190129
Author Affiliations: N/A