The Cool Kids as a School-Based Universal Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Anxiety
Results of a Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simona Scaini (0000-0002-5978-7165, Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Mailand, corresponding author), Federica Rossi (0000-0002-5869-4469, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems), Ronald M Rapee (0000-0002-1724-1076, Macquarie University), Francesca Bonomi (Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Mailand), Giovanni Maria Ruggiero (0000-0002-1415-4495, Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Mailand), Alessia Incerti |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 941-941 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19020941 |
| PMID | 35055763 |
| OpenAlex | W4205245311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
The efficacy of the Cool Kids program has been consistently demonstrated both within Australia and internationally, but limited data are available on the use of Cool Kids as a universal program. The purpose of the study is to evaluate Cool Kids as a universal program for preventing childhood anxiety in the school context. There were 73 Italian children (35 boys and 36 girls, ages 10-13 years) attending the last year of primary school and the first year of middle school who participated in an active intervention based on a school adaptation of the Cool Kids protocol. Results of t -test analyses highlighted a downward trend of anxiety symptoms, especially in total anxiety, somatic anxiety, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety and school phobia at post-treatment assessed by children. Even the score of depression symptoms, measured as a second outcome measure, decreased after the treatment. This study contributes to the evidence base for the Cool Kids program as a universal program for preventing childhood anxiety in the school context. Although these preliminary results show some promise, their replication in future research is necessary given current study limitations
Anxiety · Context (archaeology · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |