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Juang LP, Umaña-Taylor AJ, Schachner MK, Frisén A, Hwang CP, Moscardino U, Motti-Stefanidi F, Oppedal B, Pavlopoulos V, Abdullahi AK, Barahona R, Berne S, Ceccon C, Gharaei N, Moffitt U, Ntalachanis A, Pevec S, Sandberg DJ, Zacharia A, Syed M. Ethnic-racial identity in Europe: Adapting the identity project intervention in five countries. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2022.2131520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo Norway
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- University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Reis O, Häßler F, Daubmann A, Chodan W. Knowledge hardly translates to reality-A randomized controlled trial on sexual abuse prevention for girls with intellectual disabilities. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:886463. [PMID: 35928769 PMCID: PMC9343676 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.886463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at higher risk of being sexually abused and developing psychiatric disorders in consequence. The effects of behavior prevention programs for children with ID have rarely been investigated. Previous studies suffer from methodical weaknesses, such as the lack of a control group, small sample size, or invalid outcome measures. This study aimed at demonstrating the efficacy of a prevention program by overcoming these flaws. Methods A group prevention program was developed and evaluated. One hundred and six girls aged from 8 to 12 years with mild ID were enrolled in a randomized controlled study, comparing the training to a sham intervention. Effects were examined in a three-time follow-up design as individual changes in preventive knowledge (board game, verbal reports) and preventive behavior (role-play, in situ tests). Participants' behaviors were videotaped and rated by three blinded raters. Results Girls from the intervention group (n = 64) showed significant improvements in preventive knowledge compared with the control group (n = 39) but showed non-significant improvements for preventive behavior. In situ tests with realistic seduction situations revealed no improvement. The intervention proved to be safe, but several risks need to be considered. Discussion This is the first study that evaluates a behavioral prevention program on sexual abuse for children with ID on a high level of evidence. Group interventions empowering girls with ID to recognize abuse situations are suitable to enhance sexual preventive knowledge but are less suitable to enhance preventive behavior. Naturalistic settings are indispensable for providing evidence for preventive interventions in children with ID.
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- Olaf Reis
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Beelmann A, Lutterbach S. Developmental Prevention of Prejudice: Conceptual Issues, Evidence-Based Designing, and Outcome Results. REVIEW OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/10892680211056314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This article reviews conceptual and empirical issues on the developmental prevention of prejudice in childhood and adolescence. Developmental prejudice prevention is defined as interventions that intentionally change and promote intergroup attitudes and behavior by systematically recognizing theories and empirical results on the development of prejudice in young people. After presenting a general conception of designing evidence-based interventions, we will discuss the application of this model in the field of developmental prejudice prevention. This includes the legitimation, a developmental concept of change, and the derivation of intervention content and implementation. Finally, we summarized recent evaluations results by reviewing meta-analytical evidence of programs and discuss important issues of future research and practice.
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- Andreas Beelmann
- Institute of Psychology, Department of Research Synthesis, Intervention, Evaluation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Psychology, Department of Research Synthesis, Intervention, Evaluation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Hagman J, Wide U, Werner H, Hakeberg M. A psychological intervention for caries active young adults, a randomized controlled trial. Clin Exp Dent Res 2021; 8:239-247. [PMID: 34792290 PMCID: PMC8874066 DOI: 10.1002/cre2.513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a brief version of the behavioral intervention Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on reducing gingivitis and plaque levels after 18 weeks. Materials and methods One hundred thirty‐five caries‐active young adults (18–25 years of age), recruited from two public dental clinics, participated in this parallel group randomized control trial (RCT). Participants in the intervention (n = 67) received two ACT sessions in combination with standard information on oral health, and participants allocated to the control group (n = 68) received standard information only. Gingivitis and plaque levels were recorded at baseline and at the 9‐ and 18‐week follow‐ups. The effect of the intervention versus standard information alone was analyzed by intention‐to‐treat and per protocol, applying the General Linear Model (GLM). Exploratory analyses for the intervention and control groups were conducted to evaluate the effect of gender and smoking habits on the gingivitis and plaque outcome. The CONSORT guidelines for RCT were followed. Results A significant decrease in gingivitis and plaque levels was observed over time, irrespective of treatment allocation. However, the ACT intervention was not significantly more effective at reducing gingivitis and plaque scores than standard information alone, even though the intervention participants had maintained their improvement to a greater extent. The exploratory analysis revealed that females improved their gingivitis and plaque levels significantly more than the males in the intervention group (p = 0.025 for gingivitis and p = 0.013 for plaque). Conclusion A brief ACT intervention was not proven to be more effective than standard information alone at improving oral health in a sample of young adults with poor oral health. However, ACT seems to have a positive effect on oral health among females. (TRN ISRCTN15009620).
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- Jennie Hagman
- Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Beelmann A, Arnold LS, Schulz S. Buffering negative effects of immigration on cognitive, social, and educational development: A multinational meta-analysis of child and adolescent prevention programmes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 56:478-490. [PMID: 33186487 DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Growing up in migrant families is a well-known distal risk factor related to poorer outcomes in child and adolescent health, academic, socioemotional and behavioural development. This article reviews the effects of various prevention measures such as early education programmes, cognitive and language training or parent and teacher training on child and adolescent developmental outcomes in immigration samples. Using several comprehensive literature searches, we found 138 research reports with 141 studies and 175 comparisons on preventing negative effects of immigration. Overall, programmes yielded an effect size of d = 0.26 at post-test using the random effect model. These effects decreased over time while still differing significantly from zero. A cross-tabulation of prevention approach/programme type by different outcome domains revealed several important results such as high effects of child cognitive and language training programmes on child academic and language outcomes and relatively low effects of all programmes on child socioemotional outcomes. In addition, individualised and culturally tailored programmes seems to be more effective. However, generalised effects on more distal educational outcomes (e.g., school degrees) were generally weak. Hence, it remains questionable whether individual psychosocial and educational programmes are able to counterbalance the multifaceted risks of immigration.
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- Andreas Beelmann
- Department of Research Synthesis, Intervention, Evaluation, Institute of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Research Synthesis, Intervention, Evaluation, Institute of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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Juang LP, Schachner MK. Cultural diversity, migration and education. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 55:695-701. [PMID: 32672392 DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Migration is not a new phenomenon. However, recent data indicate that unprecedented numbers of people have experienced forced migration around the world with 51% under the age of 18 years. How can educational policies and practices respond sensitively to increasing cultural and migration-based diversity? The purpose of this special section that includes eight studies is to consider these issues more deeply. As a frame for the special section, we address the main question: What are promotive or protective factors for positive development of children and youth attending culturally diverse school contexts? In the collection of papers, these promotive and protective factors range from peers and families, to teachers, to organisational context and climate. With continued disruptions in children's lives due to a pandemic, climate change, war, conflict and poverty, migration will remain a pressing concern and will continue to transform the student populations in our classrooms and schools for the foreseeable future. The need to address how we can best provide students from diverse backgrounds equitable and supportive education, continues.
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- Linda P Juang
- Department of Inclusive Education, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Malti T, Beelmann A, Noam GG, Sommer S. Innovation and Integrity in Intervention Research: Conceptual Issues, Methodology, and Knowledge Translation. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2019; 19:271-273. [PMID: 29411196 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-018-0868-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this article, we introduce the special issue entitled Innovation and Integrity in Intervention Science. Its focus is on essential problems and prospects for intervention research examining two related topics, i.e., methodological issues and research integrity, and challenges in the transfer of research knowledge into practice and policy. The main aims are to identify how to advance methodology in order to improve research quality, examine scientific integrity in the field of intervention science, and discuss future steps to enhance the transfer of knowledge about evidence-based intervention principles into sustained practice, routine activities, and policy decisions. Themes of the special issue are twofold. The first includes questions about research methodology in intervention science, both in terms of research design and methods, as well as data analyses and the reporting of findings. Second, the issue tackles questions surrounding the types of knowledge translation frameworks that might be beneficial to mobilize the transfer of research-based knowledge into practice and public policies. The issue argues that innovations in methodology and thoughtful approaches to knowledge translation can enable transparency, quality, and sustainability of intervention research.
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- Tina Malti
- Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Menesini E. Translating knowledge into interventions: An ‘individual by context’ approach to bullying. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2018.1564273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Ersilia Menesini
- Department of Education and Psychology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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