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Yan Li; Zhiwei Liu – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Social anxiety is a prevalent issue among college students, often leading to poor academic and psychosocial adjustment. Expressive writing has shown promise as a brief, cost-effective intervention for improving mental and physical health. This study investigated the effects of a 15-min expressive writing session on the social performance of mildly…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Writing (Composition), Interpersonal Competence, Anxiety
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Catherine E. Rast; Andrew G. Guzick; Keaton J. Soileau; Orri Smarason; Leandra N. Berry; Robin P. Goin-Kochel; Wayne K. Goodman; Sophie C. Schneider; Alison Salloum; Eric A. Storch – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Despite the strong evidence basis for the treatment of anxiety in autistic youth, accessibility remains a significant challenge. Stepped care addresses this gap, although there is limited research into its broad effects in autistic youth with anxiety. In this project, 76 autistic youth with anxiety entered parent-led-bibliotherapy for 12 weeks; 44…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kathryn Jameson; Nicholas Salsman; Samuel R. Eshleman Latimer – Journal of College Student Mental Health, 2025
Data testing the effectiveness of third-wave interventions to decrease college students' test anxiety is sparse. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with college students to examine whether an intervention using several DBT skills (DBT; Linehan, 2015a, 2015b) would decrease test anxiety. Participants (N = 48) were randomly assigned to one…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Test Anxiety, College Students, Program Effectiveness
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Lucía I. Floríndez; Dominique H. Como; Evelyn Law; Christine F. Tran; Robert Johnson; José C. Polido; Sharon A. Cermak; Leah I. Stein Duker – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Oral care-related challenges are well documented in the autistic community. This review examined interventions designed to improve oral health in autistic individuals across the lifespan. Through a systematic process, 36 studies were identified which focused on improving home-based oral care skills and routines, and reducing fear, anxiety, and/or…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Hygiene, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Skill Development
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Elana R. Bernstein; Caitlin O'Neal – Contemporary School Psychology, 2025
Anxiety commonly co-occurs in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and contributes to the difficulties students experience at school. Few school-based interventions demonstrate strong empirical data for successfully treating anxiety in children with ASD at school. The factors that are important to maximizing school-based intervention…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coping, Anxiety, Behavior Modification
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Holly Coates McDowall; Kaili Rimfeld; Saloni Krishnan – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2025
University students with dyslexia have greater anxiety than their peers without dyslexia, especially related to their academic studies. Most universities focus on mitigating the learning needs of these students, for example, providing more time during exams. Relatively little attention is paid to the psychological impact of having dyslexia. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Dyslexia, Anxiety
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Deborah M. Caldwell; Jennifer C. Palmer; Katie E. Webster; Sarah R. Davies; Hugo Hughes; Joseph Rona; Rachel Churchill; Sarah E. Hetrick; Nicky J. Welton – Prevention Science, 2025
Many randomized controlled trials have investigated the role of school-based prevention interventions to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in young people. Systematic reviews have subsequently demonstrated a small, beneficial effect of these interventions when compared to a combined control group including usual care, no intervention, or…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Prevention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)