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ERIC Number: EJ890087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0167
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Does Youth Psychotherapy Improve Academically Related Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis
Baskin, Thomas W.; Slaten, Christopher D.; Sorenson, Carey; Glover-Russell, Jaquaye; Merson, David N.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v57 n3 p290-296 Jul 2010
To better understand the impact of psychotherapy on youth academic performance, the authors located and examined 83 studies of youth psychotherapy that contained 102 treatment comparisons. Results revealed a d = 0.46 overall effect size, with a d = 0.50 effect size for mental health outcomes, and a d = 0.38 effect size for academically related outcomes. Academically related outcomes were further categorized into teacher-rated classroom behavior (d = 0.26), academic achievement (d = 0.36), environmentally related outcomes (d = 0.26), and self-reported academically related outcomes (d = 0.59). Each of these effect sizes differed significantly from zero, and the 4 academically related categories were homogeneous. Participant racial and ethnic diversity and age were explored as moderators. The results point to psychotherapy benefiting student academics, regardless of age. Ethnically diverse participant groups in the studies fared better academically than did nondiverse groups. Implications discussed include counseling psychologists maintaining a holistic view of youth and of working more closely with educators. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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