ERIC Number: EJ1125852
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Use of Treatment and Counseling Services and Mind-Body Techniques by Students with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Jayawardene, Wasantha; Erbe, Ryan; Lohrmann, David; Torabi, Mohammad
Journal of School Health, v87 n2 p133-141 Feb 2017
Background: School-based treatment and counseling services (TCSs) can integrate mind-body techniques (MBTs) to improve children's health, wellness, and academic performance. We aimed to describe the effect of school-based TCS on MBT-use among students experiencing difficulties with concentration, emotions, behaviors, and getting along (DCEBG). Methods: National Health Interview Survey data were utilized (N[subscript 2007] = 1225; N[subscript 2012] = 1835). Logistic regression examined associations between TCS-type and MBT-use, while propensity score matching controlled for confounders in the prematch sample. Results: Compared with children without DCEBG, MBT-use was higher among children with DCEBG, but it decreased from 2007 (9.7%) to 2012 (5.1%). Receipt of school-based TCS increased from 2007 (11.3%) to 2012 (33.9%). Receipt of school-only TCS, compared with nonschool-only TCS, was associated with lower MBT-use (OR[subscript 2007] = 0.20; OR[subscript 2012] = 0.54). After matching, this difference remained for 2007 (t[subscript prematch] = -2.77; t[subscript postmatch] = -2.00), but not 2012 (t[subscript prematch] = -2.53; t[subscript postmatch] = -0.88). School-only TCS-use increased with family activity limitations; in 2012, it decreased with higher parental education. Mind-body techniques-use was higher in girls and associated with higher parental education and family activity limitations. Conclusions: While the relative increase of MBT integration by school-based TCS is commendable and further encouraged, school mental health practitioners should account for the differential effects of family-level factors on TCS-choice and MBT-use.
Descriptors: School Health Services, School Counseling, Child Health, Wellness, Program Effectiveness, Attention Deficit Disorders, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, National Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Holistic Approach, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Gender Differences, Family Influence
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Health Interview Survey
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