ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2021
Changes in self-efficacy in Japanese school-age children with and without high autistic traits after the Universal Unified Prevention Program: a single-group pilot study.
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- Autistic traits and social anxiety in children and adolescents: the mediating role of theory of mind and social adaptive behavior.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a school-based universal prevention program on self-efficacy and mental health problems in Japanese children: differences between universal- and indicated-level effects.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Let's Learn About Emotions Program: Acceptability, Fidelity, and Students' Mental Well-Being Outcomes for Finnish Primary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cultural Adaptation and Implementation of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety and Depression in Japanese Youth.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Review
- Implementation of a Transdiagnostic Universal Prevention Program on Anxiety in Junior High School Students After School Closure During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Article
- Cultural adaptation, content, and protocol of a feasibility study of school-based "Let's learn about emotions" intervention for Finnish primary school children.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic universal prevention program for both internalizing and externalizing problems in children: two feasibility studies.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
- Influence of Self-Efficacy on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Alterations in brain networks in children with sub-threshold autism spectrum disorder: A magnetoencephalography study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch has shown the efficacy of school-based programs for mental health problems in children. However, few studies have focused on the strengths of children, such as resilience, which is essential in preventing mental health problems. Moreover, no research has investigated the effect of a universal school-based program on children with increased autistic traits in mainstream classes. We examined the changes in children's self-efficacy, social skills, and general mental health after the implementation of a newly developed universal program, the Universal Unified Prevention Program for Diverse Disorders (Up2-D2), and whether similar changes occurred in children with and without higher autistic traits.
methodsTo assess possible changes associated with the program, questionnaires were collected from 396 children (207 boys and 189 girls) aged 9-12 years old before (T1), immediately after (T2), and three months after (T3) the implementation of the program.
resultsResults from a linear mixed-effects model showed a significant increase in children's self-efficacy at T2 (adjusted difference 0.49, 95% CI 0.03-0.94; p < 0.05) and T3 (0.78, 95% CI 0.32-1.23; p < 0.001). There were also significant positive changes in social skills and general mental health. Similar changes were observed in children with high autistic traits. Autistic traits at T1 did not contribute to the degree of change in self-efficacy.
conclusionsOur pilot study suggests that a universal program has the potential to promote positive attitudes and mental health in both at-risk and not-at-risk children.
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