Evaluating the efficacy of a group counselling intervention program for late latency-aged children of parental divorce
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1989
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Rose, Christopher
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This study evaluates the efficacy of the "Caught in the Middle Program," a community-based 6-week intervention for late latency-aged children (9-12 years old.) The program fosters a supportive group atmosphere to facilitate children sharing divorce-related feelings, clarify misconceptions and reduce anxiety and bolster self-esteem. Problem-solving, effective communication and anger management techniques to adequately equip children to meet with the challenges posed by parental divorce were included in the intervention program. Sixteen children of parental divorce were randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Experimental group scores did not improve significantly on measures of anxiety or self-esteem. The group intervention resulted in significant changes in experimental subjects locus of control orientation.
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UN SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions