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Wong, Daniel F. K.; Kwok, Sylvia Y. C. L.; Low, Yiu Tsang; Man, Ka Wai; Ip, Priscilla S. Y. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine the effects of group cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) on improving anxiety symptoms and enhancing personal growth among adolescents at risk of developing anxiety disorders in school settings in Hong Kong. Method: A total of 26 participants received an eight-session CBT group and 20 received…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety
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Kaya, Sinem; Avci, Rasit – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Future Anxiety (FA) and Trait Anxiety (TA) have negative effects on individuals' productivity, which can lead them to feelings of insecurity and eventually depression. Knowing more about future anxiety helps people feel more secure and produce more effectively for themselves, and eventually for society. This research examined…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, College Students
Hall, Sharon M.; And Others – 1983
Although smoking cessation techniques have been effective, few programs have long term results. To investigate the effectiveness of a tobacco dependence relapse prevention program, 123 adult smokers (51 male, 72 female) voluntarily participated in one of four small group treatment conditions (6 or 30 second aversive smoking plus skill training, or…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Coping
McNamara, Kathleen; Horan, John J. – 1985
Two current approaches to the conceptualization and treatment of depression have received considerable attention from the scientific community. The cognitive approach (Beck) posits that depression derives from negatively distorted beliefs that must be challenged in the context of cognitive therapy until they are replaced with positive and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Comparative Analysis
DeLucia, Janice L.; Kalodner, Cynthia R. – 1987
This study examined the effectiveness of the addition of a cognitive intervention based on individualized assessment to a behavioral intervention for obesity. Overweight subjects (N=63) were randomly assigned to either a behavioral intervention or a behavioral intervention combined with a cognitive intervention which focused on changing specific…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight
Longo, David J. – 1984
A within-subjects, three condition design was employed to examine the effects of three relaxation techniques on blood pressures, pulse rates, and self-report measures of relaxation for 12 college students. Respiratory Manipulation Training incorporated instructions to exhale and not to inhale for as long as possible. When breathing could no longer…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Heart Rate
Bindewald, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
Research related to the importance of involving parents directly in treatment programming for childhood obesity has provided inconclusive results because of methodological problems and relatively short treatment duration periods. The effectiveness of an extended behavioral weight control program was evaluated during a 10-week treatment phase and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Children
Bollenbach, Amy – 1982
After nearly a decade of empirical studies on the effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, Beck's cognitive/behavioral therapy apparently remains the most effective psychotherapy for depression. However, because of the complexity and the mixture of cognitive and behavioral modification in Beck's therapy it is impossible to test Beck's…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, College Students
Fincham, Frank D. – 1984
Both urine alarms and dry bed training (DBT) have been used in the treatment of enuresis. To investigate the acceptability of the most recent version of DBT and urine alarm training, two studies were conducted. In the first study, the evaluation of 42 parents, who had participated in an 8-week program of either DBT or urine alarm training, were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Role
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Hurley, John D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
College students were randomly assigned to one of four groups: hypnotic treatment, biofeedback treatment, trophotropic treatment, and control. Results indicated hypnosis was more effective in lowering anxiety levels. With regard to increasing ego strength, both the hypnotic and biofeedback training groups proved to be significant. Presented at the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Rothblum, Esther D.; And Others – 1979
Depression has been one of the last categories of psychopathology to be seriously investigated. A self-control behavior therapy program for depression was evaluated against a therapist-control behavior therapy program in an attempt to isolate the effects of control on alleviation of depression and to improve research designs. Clinically depressed…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis
Fling, Sheila; McKenzie, Patricia – 1982
A study was conducted to determine whether group relaxation training combined with guided fantasy as a method of covert cognitive rehearsal would be more effective than story-listening or no special treatment in enabling "problematic" children to decrease muscle tension, activity level, and behavior problems and to increase academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
Streim, Leonard; O'Brien, Richard M. – 1981
Mathematics anxiety involves feelings of tension and stress that interfere with the solving of mathematical problems in academic and daily life situations. To investigate the relative effectiveness of group negative practice and group anxiety management training in reducing mathematics anxiety, 72 math-anxious high school students were divided…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
Glynn, Ted; McNaughton, Stuart – 1979
A state of the art survey provided an overview of approximately ten years of applied behavior analysis research in New Zealand. Research areas identified in an earlier review are updated in this report, and current directions in research activities are identified. General programs, including innovative special education facilities and remedial…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Kamarzarin, Hamid – 1999
The effectiveness of biofeedback and relaxation training in reducing occupational stress was examined in a study of 50 individuals employed in various occupations in Iran. The study sample consisted of 15 workers (5 females, 10 males); 15 managers (5 females, 10 males); 9 guardians (3 females, 6 males); 5 dentists (2 females, 3 males); and 6…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Biofeedback
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