Trial reportPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2017
Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Indicated Prevention Program for Children with Elevated Anxiety Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Indicated prevention interventions for anxiety in children and adolescents: a review and meta-analysis of school-based programs.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Preventing Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Is an Applied Game as Effective as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Program?Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Trial
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Emotion Detectives In-Out: A Blended Version of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Scoping review: potential harm from school-based group mental health interventions.Child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- Disruptive behavior and emotional problems in children screened in routine health care: prevalence and effectiveness of indicated prevention.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Parenting C.A.R.E. Program: A Virtual Synchronously Delivered Intervention.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- The added benefit of including cognitive coping in brief psychosocial interventions: A randomized controlled trial among veterans and family members in Ukraine.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- The relationship between perceived parenting styles and anxiety in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Indicated Prevention for Children Screened in Routine Health Care: Effectiveness of a Social Skills Program on Social Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Review: Preventing Psychopathology in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology to Target Coping and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents.JAACAP open · 2024Review
- In-Game Play Behaviours during an Applied Video Game for Anxiety Prevention Predict Successful Intervention Outcomes.Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment · 2018Article
- Depression and Anxiety Prevention Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents: A Meta-Analytic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Childhood anxiety is a problem not only because of its negative consequences on the well-being of children but also because of its adverse effects on society and its role in mental disorders later in life. Adequate prevention might be the key in tackling this problem. The effectiveness of Coping Cat, as an indicated CBT-based prevention program in Dutch primary school children, was assessed by means of a randomized controlled trial. In total, 141 children aged 7-13 with elevated levels of anxiety and their mothers were included and randomly assigned to an intervention group and a waiting list control group. After screening, all participants completed baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up assessments. The results showed that Coping Cat, as an indicated prevention program, reduces children's self-reported anxiety symptoms, with Cohen's effect size d of 0.66 at the 3-month follow-up. A moderating effect was found for baseline anxiety level; specifically, children with high levels of baseline anxiety who received the Coping Cat program had lower anxiety levels at follow-up compared to children with high levels of anxiety in the control condition. No moderating effects of gender or age were found. An unexpected decline in anxiety levels from screening to pre-assessment was found in both groups, and this decline was stronger in the experimental group. These promising results warrant the implementation of Coping Cat as an indicated prevention program.
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