The Girls Link Program: An Examination of the Efficacy of a Brief Prevention Program for Behaviorally Inhibited Female Adolescents
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: results are encouraging in that they support the efficacy of a brief, non-intensive prevention program for at-risk middle-school females.Results of the peer support group signify that participating in a non-competitive, supportive, adult-supervised group may be adequate in producing the positive benefits noted above for sub-clinically anxious middle-school females.Results of the cognitive behavioral skills group suggest that prevention programs need not be lengthy or time-intensive for participants to learn CBT skills and demonstrate meaningful changes in anxiety symptoms, self esteem, and connectedness to parents.Brief, CBT-based prevention programs such as the Girls Link program demonstrate utility as a first line intervention method for at-risk middle-schoolaged females and use as a primer for those identified females who will require further intervention services.
Author: Nicole Christine Pucci
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2613256717