Effcacy of Williams LifeSkills Training in improving psychological health of Chinese male juvenile violent offenders: a randomized controlled study

This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Williams LifeSkills Training (WLST) as a means of improving the psychological health of Chinese male juvenile violent offenders. Sixty-six participants were assigned randomly to receive the usual intervention plus 8 weeks of...

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Published in:Neuroscience bulletin 2015-02, Vol.31 (1), p.53-60
Main Authors: Zhang, Simei, Wang, Hong, Chen, Chen, Zhou, Jiansong, Wang, Xiaoping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Anatomy
Anesthesiology
Anxiety - rehabilitation
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
China
Depression - rehabilitation
Female
Human Physiology
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - rehabilitation
Male
Neurology
Neurosciences
Original
Original Article
Pain Medicine
Social Support
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Williams LifeSkills Training (WLST) as a means of improving the psychological health of Chinese male juvenile violent offenders. Sixty-six participants were assigned randomly to receive the usual intervention plus 8 weeks of WLST (study group, n = 33) or only the usual intervention (control group, n = 33). We found that the study group exhibited significantly decreased State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI X-1, X-2) STAX2 scores and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ) negative scores, and increased Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) tangible scores from baseline to 9 weeks later ( P
ISSN:1673-7067
1995-8218
DOI:10.1007/s12264-014-1492-6