Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, known as the global burden of disease. Incident cases from 1990 to 2017 have increased by 49.86%. Additionally, rates have been seen to dramatically rise in adolescents aged 18-25 (17%) compared to rates in individuals aged 10-14 (1.1%). This makes it beneficial to have prevention programs for middle school aged children. The Penn Resiliency Program (PRP) is a youth depression prevention program focused on cultivating healthy thinking styles and behavioral coping skills. In our study, we used archival data from a randomized control trial of PRP to evaluate whether the program led to improvements in life satisfaction in adolescents. Life satisfaction was reported using the Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener. We used mixed effects modeling to evaluate the data collected from the PRP clinical trial. It was found that children in PRP tended to report slightly higher levels of life satisfaction, but these differences were not statistically significant. We did not find compelling evidence that children in PRP reported higher life satisfaction levels than those who received no intervention. Residual diagnostic analyses showed minor departures from normality in our residuals at high and low ends of the distribution, but overall the statistical model assumptions appeared to be reasonable. In conclusion, the data does not show enough evidence to conclude that life satisfaction was improved. Future research should look at functional outcomes, e.g., the child’s academic and social wellbeing.
Keywords
youth, adolescent, depression, life satisfaction, Penn Resiliency Program, Personal Satisfaction
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental Disorders | Pediatrics | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychological Phenomena and Processes | Public Health Education and Promotion | Quality Improvement
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Child Psychology Commons, Mental Disorders Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Psychiatry Commons, Psychological Phenomena and Processes Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Quality Improvement Commons
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Youth Depression Prevention Program in Improving Life Satisfaction
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, known as the global burden of disease. Incident cases from 1990 to 2017 have increased by 49.86%. Additionally, rates have been seen to dramatically rise in adolescents aged 18-25 (17%) compared to rates in individuals aged 10-14 (1.1%). This makes it beneficial to have prevention programs for middle school aged children. The Penn Resiliency Program (PRP) is a youth depression prevention program focused on cultivating healthy thinking styles and behavioral coping skills. In our study, we used archival data from a randomized control trial of PRP to evaluate whether the program led to improvements in life satisfaction in adolescents. Life satisfaction was reported using the Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener. We used mixed effects modeling to evaluate the data collected from the PRP clinical trial. It was found that children in PRP tended to report slightly higher levels of life satisfaction, but these differences were not statistically significant. We did not find compelling evidence that children in PRP reported higher life satisfaction levels than those who received no intervention. Residual diagnostic analyses showed minor departures from normality in our residuals at high and low ends of the distribution, but overall the statistical model assumptions appeared to be reasonable. In conclusion, the data does not show enough evidence to conclude that life satisfaction was improved. Future research should look at functional outcomes, e.g., the child’s academic and social wellbeing.