Εφαρμογή και αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητας ενός ψυχοεκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος για τη μείωση του άγχους και την αύξηση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας σε μαθητές ηλικίας 10 έως 12 ετών
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Anxiety rates appear elevated in childhood, creating a risk of developing anxiety disorders in the future. The literature has shown that a protective factor against anxiety is resilience of the individual, as it can mitigate its symptoms and/or reduce the chances of its occurrence in children and adolescents. Despite the negative relationship between the two variables, few interventions are found in the literature that address anxiety prevention, while those that are found use a specific approach. The aim of the present study is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a six-session psychoeducational program to reduce anxiety and increase mental resilience in children. The research involved 103 students (intervention group: n = 54 and control group: n = 49), aged 10 to 12 years (Mage = 11.1, SD = 0.77), who were invited to complete a) the Revised Scale of Manifest Child Anxiety (CMAS-R) by Reynolds and Richmond (1979) and b) the Greek version of the Mental Resilience Scale (CD-RISC- Greek version) by Connor et al. (2012) before the intervention, after it was completed and two months after the end of the intervention. The analysis of the results showed that the participants in the intervention group noted a decrease in anxiety levels, while they showed a significant increase in resilience, compared to the control group, which did not note any change. No change was observed in reducing social anxiety/concentration in either group. The results were maintained two months after the end of the intervention. These findings support the effectiveness of the psychoeducational program both in terms of reducing anxiety and increasing resilience in children and adolescents. The present research is food for thought for future research in this field.
Key-words: Anxiety, Resilience, students, psychoeducational program
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Μπρούζος Α., & Αποστολάκη Ε. (2024). Εφαρμογή και αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητας ενός ψυχοεκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος για τη μείωση του άγχους και την αύξηση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας σε μαθητές ηλικίας 10 έως 12 ετών. Themes in Education Sciences, 3(1), 61–76. https://doi.org/10.12681/thea.38348
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