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Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms |
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| Wait-List Control Group | Other | Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program | Other | Its Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Based 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program for childhood Anxiety Management. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) | Psychometric tool for Anxiety Measurement | Immediately after Intervention and Followup after 6 months |
| The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) | Psychometric Tool for the measurement of Depression | Immediately post intervention and after 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Tool for the measurement of overall emotional and behavioural problems | Immediately post intervention and after 6 months |
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatima Jinnah Women University | Rawalpindi | Punjab Province | 44000 | Pakistan |
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In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms. Whereas Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers.
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| No Active Intervention | Other | Routine Activities in Class |
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Scale for assessing Self-Esteem
| Immediately after intervention and after 6 months |
| Social Skills Questionnaire (SSQ) | tool for assessing Social Skills | immediately after intervention and after 6 months |
| Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) | tool for assessing Pediatric Quality of Life | immediately after intervention and after 6 months |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D066107 | Social Skills |
| D000066553 | Problem Behavior |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D002652 | Child Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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