A meta-analytic review of depression prevention programs for children and adolescents
Factors that predict magnitude of intervention effects.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23385481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Stice (0000-0002-9073-4942), Stice E (0000-0002-9632-1540, Oregon Research Institute), Heather Shaw (0000-0003-3210-4819, The University of Texas at Austin), Cara Bohon (0000-0001-9978-3727, University of Oregon), C Nathan Marti (0000-0002-6743-8512, The University of Texas at Austin), Paul Rohde (0000-0002-9156-7998, Oregon Research Institute) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 486-503 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-006X • E-ISSN: 1939-2117 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0015168 |
| PMID | 19485590 |
| PMCID | PMC2758769 |
| OpenAlex | W2043872160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 70 |
| References cited | 15 |
In this meta-analytic review, the authors summarized the effects of depression prevention programs for youth as well as investigated participant, intervention, provider, and research design features associated with larger effects. They identified 47 trials that evaluated 32 prevention programs, producing 60 intervention effect sizes. The average effect for depressive symptoms from pre-to-posttreatment (r = .15) and pretreatment to-follow-up (r = .11) were small, but 13 (41%) prevention programs produced significant reductions in depressive symptoms and 4 (13%) produced significant reductions in risk for future depressive disorder onset relative to control groups. Larger effects emerged for programs targeting high-risk individuals, samples with more females, samples with older adolescents, programs with a shorter duration and with homework assignments, and programs delivered by professional interventionists. Intervention content (e.g., a focus on problem-solving training or reducing negative cognitions) and design features (e.g., use of random assignment and structured interviews) were unrelated to effect sizes. Results suggest that depression prevention efforts produce a higher yield if they incorporate factors associated with larger intervention effects (e.g., selective programs with a shorter duration that include homework).
Cognition · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Intervention (counseling) · Meta-analysis · Psychiatry · Random assignment · Randomized controlled trial · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology
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