Effect of Anxiety Reduction on Children's School Performance and Social Adjustment

This study tested the effect of reductions in children's anxiety over time on improvements in school performance and social functioning in the context of participation in a cognitive-behavioral intervention program. Participants included 40 children with high anxiety (6-13 years of age). Indepe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inDevelopmental psychology Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 345 - 349
Main Author Wood, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Psychological Association 01.03.2006
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Adolescent
Anxiety
Anxiety - prevention & control
Behavior Modification
Case Studies
Child
Children
Cognitive Restructuring
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Female
Humans
Intervention
Male
Parents
Participation
Predictive Validity
Regression (Statistics)
Schools
Social Adjustment
Social Behavior
Social Influences
Stress Variables
Student Behavior
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:This study tested the effect of reductions in children's anxiety over time on improvements in school performance and social functioning in the context of participation in a cognitive-behavioral intervention program. Participants included 40 children with high anxiety (6-13 years of age). Independent evaluators, children, and parents rated child anxiety; parents rated school performance; and children and parents rated social functioning. Measures were completed at preintervention, midintervention, and postintervention. Fixed-effects regression analyses and random-effects regression analyses indicated that decreased anxiety was predictive of improved school performance and social functioning over the course of the intervention. These findings suggest that changes in anxiety influence trajectories of children's scholastic and social functioning.
ISSN:0012-1649
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.42.2.345