Anger management using a cognitive-behavioural approach for children with special education needs: A literature review and meta-analysis
- Forfatter(e)
- Ho, B. P. Carter, M. Stephenson, J.
- År
- 2010
- Tidsskrift
- International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
- Sider
- 245-265
- Kategori(er)
- Atferdsproblemer, antisosial atferd og atferdsforstyrrelser
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Kognitiv atferdsterapi, atferdsterapi og kognitiv terapiTiltak i nærmiljøet/infrastruktur (ungdomsklubber, frivillig arbeid, etterskoletilbud, veier, parker)
- Abstract
This review examines the use of a cognitive-behavioural approach to anger management in children with special needs in community settings.
Eighteen experimental studies involving a total of 408 children were located. The participants were mainly of high school age, with an IQ above 80, and with behavioural or emotional disorders.
A moderate effect was observed for improvement in the three dimensions of anger: behaviour, cognition and emotion-although conclusions need to be very tentative.
The interventions employed varied greatly in their characteristics and there were concerns about the quality of many studies:
Further research is needed to investigate the interaction between intervention features and participant characteristics:
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