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The effect of an integrated reading and anxiety intervention for poor readers with anxiety

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: A recent systematic review has reported that poor reading is reliably associated with anxiety. However, we currently lack evidence-based intervention for children who have both poor reading and anxiety (PRAX). In this study, we tested a new PRAX intervention in 8- to 12-year-old children using a double-baseline intervention case series design. Analyses of both group and individual data revealed that 12 weeks of PRAX intervention significantly improved children's reading and spelling accuracy, and significantly reduced both anxiety disorders and symptoms. These results support PRAX intervention as a treatment for comorbid reading and anxiety problems in children and pave the way to a randomised controlled trial.

Source: PeerJ

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10987

Authors: Deanna Francis, Jennifer L. Hudson, Saskia Kohnen, Lynn Mobach, Genevieve M. McArthur

Institutions: Macquarie University, Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Reading and Literacy Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,395