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SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2020

Components of School-Based Interventions Stimulating Students' Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Domains: A Meta-analysis.

Esther Mertens, Maja Deković, Patty Leijten, Monique Van Londen, Ellen Reitz

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Synthesis in Clinical child and family psychology review, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Esther MertensUtrecht University, Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands. e.c.a.mertens@uu.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-9279-5503
Maja DekovićUtrecht University, Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Patty LeijtenUniversity of Amsterdam, Child Development and Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Monique Van LondenUtrecht University, Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ellen ReitzUtrecht University, Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many universal school-based interventions aim to stimulate students' intrapersonal (e.g., self-esteem) and interpersonal (e.g., school climate) domains. To improve our understanding of why some of these interventions yield stronger effects than others, we identified intervention components that are related to stronger or weaker intervention effects. We systematically searched four databases (i.e., PsycINFO, PubMed, ERIC, CENTRAL) for controlled evaluations of universal school-based interventions. In total, 104 included studies (529 included effect sizes) reported on 99 unique interventions. Interventions showed small positive effects on the intrapersonal (d = 0.19) and interpersonal (d = 0.15) domains. Focusing on self-awareness and problem solving, using more active learning approaches, and using more extensive interventions predicted stronger intervention effects on aspects of both domains. In contrast, efforts to improve emotion regulation, assertiveness, cognitive coping, and using group discussions predicted weaker intervention effects. Furthermore, commonly implemented components were not necessarily related to stronger intervention effects and components that were related to stronger effects were not necessarily often implemented. Our findings highlight the need to carefully select components for inclusion in interventions.PROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42019137981.

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Interpersonal RelationsSchool Health ServicesSelf ConceptAdolescentFemaleHumansMalePsychology, AdolescentSchoolsStudentsComponentsInterpersonal domainIntrapersonal domainSchool-based interventionStudents

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