TY  - THES
AB  - Recent results reveal that subclinical conditions of social anxiety often aggravate to clinically relevant manifestations of social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents. To reduce their suffering and to prevent further complications (e.g. academic difficulties, development of comorbid disorders) early intervention is necessary. International studies show first successful results of cognitive-behavioral programs carried out with children suffering from different anxiety symptoms. At the moment there is yet a lack of empirically validated prevention programs focusing on symptoms of social anxiety. The aim of the present study is therefore the development and evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program for those individuals.
With respect to effective intervention strategies a program with concurrent parent sessions was designed for children and adolescents between 8 and 14 years with discrete symptoms of social anxiety. It begins with one informational meeting with each child followed by group sessions with different main topics: (a) restructuring dysfunctional thoughts, (b) social skill training, (c) exposure in vivo, (d) relapse prevention.
Main criterion for the success of the program is an enduring reduction of anxiety symptoms in participants. A pilot study (n=17) and a main study (n=24) were designed to examine the efficacy on different evaluation criteria (questionnaires and interviews with parents and children as well as behavioral observations). The expected decrease of social anxiety was accomplished and maintained after a period of six months. The comparison between intervention and waiting period rules out the possibility of random improvement. Besides the program was characterized by high acceptance reported by children and parents.
DA  - 2005
KW  - , Soziale Angst , Prävention , Kognitiv-behaviorales Gruppenprogramm , Kinder , Jugendliche , Social anxiety , Prevention , Cognitive-behavioral group program , Children , Adolescents
LA  - ger
PY  - 2005
TI  - Indizierte Prävention von sozialen Ängsten : Entwicklung und Evaluation eines Gruppenprogramms für Kinder und Jugendliche
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:361-8639
Y2  - 2024-11-22T00:46:19
ER  -