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Kraag, Gerda; Van Breukelen, Gerard J. P.; Kok, Gerjo; Hosman, Clemens – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study examined the effects of a universal stress management program (Learn Young, Learn Fair) on stress, coping, anxiety and depression in fifth and sixth grade children. Methods: Fifty-two schools (1467 children) participated in a clustered randomized controlled trial. Data was collected in the fall of 2002, the spring of 2003,…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Prevention, Pathology, Coping
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Layne, Ann E.; Bernstein, Gail A.; March, John S. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
The present study aimed to determine which anxiety symptoms in children are associated with teacher awareness and whether teacher awareness differs according to student age and gender. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) was completed by 453 second through fifth grade students and teachers nominated the three most anxious…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Elementary School Students
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Ey, Sydney; Hadley, Wendy; Allen, Deanna Nuttbrock; Palmer, Shawna; Klosky, James; Deptula, Daneen; Thomas, Jay; Cohen, Robert – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Optimism and pessimism are positive and negative expectations linked with well-being in adults. Research on the importance of optimism and pessimism in children is limited by the lack of a developmentally appropriate measure of children's expectations. Method: Based upon the Life Orientation Test-Revised (Scheier, Carver, & Bridges,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Measurement Techniques, Grade 6, Depression (Psychology)