Resilience-Based Intervention with Underserved Children: Impact on Self-Regulation in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Schools

Resilience and emotion regulation are crucial for optimal psychosocial functioning in children. This study assessed whether a group-based intervention, the Resilience Builder Program (RBP), improved student report of emotion regulation when administered in elementary schools. Sixty-seven students ag...

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Published in:International journal of group psychotherapy 2019-01, Vol.69 (1), p.30-53
Main Authors: Rich, Brendan A., Shiffrin, Nina D., Cummings, Colleen M., Zarger, Melissa M., Berghorst, Lisa, Alvord, Mary K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Delayed
Elementary schools
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Intervention
Psychosocial factors
Psychosocial functioning
Resilience
Self regulation
Students
Underserved populations
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Summary:Resilience and emotion regulation are crucial for optimal psychosocial functioning in children. This study assessed whether a group-based intervention, the Resilience Builder Program (RBP), improved student report of emotion regulation when administered in elementary schools. Sixty-seven students aged 9-12 years (M = 10.50, SD =.74; 82.1% male, 98.5% ethnic/racial minority) were randomly assigned to receive the RBP intervention immediately or following a semester delay. Participants reported their emotional control using the How I Feel scale. Students who received the RBP reported a significant increase in their emotional control and a significant decrease in negative emotion compared to those students in the delayed treatment sample who had not yet received the intervention. Further, students indicated a strongly positive perception of the therapy.
ISSN:0020-7284
1943-2836
DOI:10.1080/00207284.2018.1479187