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The association of socioeconomic status with the success of chat-based online counseling for children and youth: A latent change score modeling approach
Children and youth from lower subjective socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are at a heightened risk of mental disorders. Online counseling is a valuable tool to reach those less likely to seek professional help, but its success across different SES backgrounds remains unclear. This study explor...
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Published in: | Internet interventions : the application of information technology in mental and behavioural health 2024-09, Vol.37, p.100753, Article 100753 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Children and youth from lower subjective socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are at a heightened risk of mental disorders. Online counseling is a valuable tool to reach those less likely to seek professional help, but its success across different SES backgrounds remains unclear. This study explores the association between subjective SES and online counseling outcomes. Children and youth (N = 2139) between 10 and 24 years-of-age received chat-based online counseling and reported on SES, negative feelings before and after the chat, and perceived helpfulness of the chat via an online assessment tool. The results of a latent change score model showed a significant association between SES and negative feelings before chatting, indicating that lower SES predicted more negative feelings (r = −0.26, p |
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ISSN: | 2214-7829 2214-7829 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100753 |