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School-based prevention of depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled study of the effectiveness and specificity of the penn resiliency program.

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Gillham, Jane E., Reivich, Karen J., Freres, Derek R., Chaplin, Tara M., Shatté, Andrew J., Samuels, Barbra, Elkon, Andrea G. L., Litzinger, Samantha +3 more·2007·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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The authors investigated the effectiveness and specificity of the Penn Resiliency Program (PRP; J. E. Gillham, L. H. Jaycox, K. J. Reivich, M. E. P. Seligman, & T. Silver, 1990), a cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program. Children (N = 697) from 3 middle schools were randomly assigned to PRP, Control (CON), or the Penn Enhancement Program (PEP; K. J. Reivich, 1996; A. J. Shatté, 1997), an alternate intervention that controls for nonspecific intervention ingredients. Children's depressive symptoms were assessed through 3 years of follow-up. There was no intervention effect on average levels of depressive symptoms in the full sample. Findings varied by school. In 2 schools, PRP significantly reduced depressive symptoms across the follow-up relative to both CON and PEP. In the 3rd school, PRP did not prevent depressive symptoms. The authors discuss the findings in relation to previous research on PRP and the dissemination of prevention programs.

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Gillham, J. E., Reivich, K. J., Freres, D. R., Chaplin, T. M., Shatté, A. J., Samuels, B., Elkon, A. G. L., Litzinger, S., Lascher, M., Gallop, R., & Seligman, M. E. P.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • West Chester University (US)
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2007
Volume
75
Issue
1
Pages
9-19
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2141716006
Cited by
360
References
26
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FWCI
18.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH52270)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
Keywords
depression prevention, depressive symptoms, school-based prevention, cognitive-behavioral intervention, junior high school students, intervention dissemination, program effectiveness
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, School Health Services, Sensitivity and Specificity, Treatment Failure

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