Enhancing children's well‐being using Malaysian‐adapted version Super Skills for life (M‐SSL) among primary school children in Malaysia

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL Psychology in the Schools Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI:10.1002/pits.23258
Yoke Y. Chen, Chuong H. Ting, Siti R. Ghazali, Ang A. Ling
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With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among children, there is a growing need to implement school‐based preventive programs for emotional well‐being in Malaysia. Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic preventive program designed based on the cognitive‐behavioral therapy concept to address emotional problems among children. This study examined the effectiveness of the M‐SSL program in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms as well as other psychological issues such as social competency, worries, cognitive and emotional regulation in a sample of Malaysian children between the ages of 10 and 12. A quasi‐experimental preintervention and postintervention research design was conducted. A total of 165 primary school children (M = 10.9, SD = 0.72) were recruited with 88 of them randomly assigned to the intervention group. All of them were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of demographic data, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised, Spencer Children's Anxiety Scale, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires, Social Skills Questionnaires and Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaires. Children in the M‐SSL group significantly reported lower levels of depressive scores during follow‐up assessment compared to the children in the control group. They also showed significant improvement in their depressive subscale scores, social worries scores, and the way they perceived an event as compared to the control group. These findings provide initial support for the effects of M‐SSL, suggesting that it is a valuable resource for the prevention of depressive symptoms and for improving social worries among children.
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在马来西亚小学生中使用马来西亚改编版超级生活技能(M-SSL)提高儿童的幸福感
随着儿童心理健康问题的日益普遍,马来西亚越来越需要实施以学校为基础的情绪健康预防计划。超级生活技能(SSL)是一项基于认知行为疗法概念设计的跨诊断预防计划,旨在解决儿童的情绪问题。本研究以 10 至 12 岁的马来西亚儿童为样本,考察了 M-SSL 计划在减少抑郁和焦虑症状以及其他心理问题(如社交能力、烦恼、认知和情绪调节)方面的有效性。研究采用了干预前和干预后的准实验研究设计。共招募了 165 名小学生(中位数 = 10.9,标准差 = 0.72),其中 88 名被随机分配到干预组。所有儿童都被要求填写一份调查问卷,其中包括人口统计学数据、流行病学研究中心抑郁量表修订版、斯宾塞儿童焦虑量表、优势与困难问卷、社交技能问卷和认知情绪调节问卷。与对照组儿童相比,M-SSL 组儿童在随访评估中的抑郁评分明显较低。与对照组相比,他们在抑郁分量表得分、社交烦恼得分以及对事件的感知方式方面也有明显改善。这些发现为 M-SSL 的效果提供了初步支持,表明它是预防抑郁症状和改善儿童社交烦恼的宝贵资源。
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Psychology in the Schools
Psychology in the Schools PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-
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期刊介绍: Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.
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