PROTOCOL: The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review

• Published in: Campbell systematic review Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. e1374 - n/a
• Main Authors: Filges, Trine, Smedslund, Geir, Eriksen, Tine, Birkefoss, Kirsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Adolescents; Age differences; Age groups; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Children & youth; Coping; Early Intervention; Economic status; Experiential Learning; Fear; Industrialized nations; Interpersonal Competence; Interpersonal Relationship; Intervention; Learning; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental health professionals; Mental Health Programs; Meta Analysis; Physiology; Prevention; Prevention programs; Professionals; Resilience (Psychology); Resistance (Psychology); Social Support Groups; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Student Adjustment; Systematic review; Teaching Methods; Teenagers; Youth; Australia
• ISSN: 1891-1803; 1891-1803
• DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1374

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. The main objective of this review is to answer the following research question: What are the effects of the FRIENDS preventive programme on anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents? Further, the review will attempt to answer if the effects differ between participant age groups, participant socio‐economic status, type of prevention (universal, selective or indicated), type of provider (lay or mental health provider), country of implementation (Australia or other countries) and implementation issues in relation to the booster sessions and parent sessions (implemented, partly implemented or not at all).