Promoting the Social and Emotional Health of Primary School-Aged Children: Reviewing the Evidence Base for School - Based Interventions
| Autor: | Elizabeth Waters, Frank Oberklaid, Julie Green, Faline Howes, Elise Davis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Coping (psychology)
Emotional health School age child business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychological intervention Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Health promotion Medicine business School based intervention Short duration Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. 7:30-36 |
| ISSN: | 2049-8543 1462-3730 |
| Popis: | Schools are key settings for promoting the social and emotional health and well-being of children. This study investigated the effectiveness of interventions to improve the social and emotional well-being of primary school-aged children. The protocol development stage of the proposed systematic review identified related and comparable research reviews, indicating a more useful review of reviews. Eight reviews of intervention effectiveness covering 322 primary studies were reviewed. The majority examined classroom-based interventions. Greater effectiveness results from a sustained focus on the promotion of mental health, on self-esteem and coping outcomes within the broad school climate, and on replicating positive impacts rather than the prevention of mental health problems. Conclusions are limited by short duration of studies, lack of detail of interventions, identified outcomes and socio-demographic data, and the relationship between processes and outcomes. This study has clearly shown how crucial carefully designed studies are in understanding strategies with potential to impact on the mental health and well-being of children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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