Anxiety, Depression, Attention bias, Interpretation bias
Conditions
Interventions
There are 5 training conditions, consisting of
8 15-minute sessions of online computer training (twice a week).
1. Visual search attention bias training
2. Visual search placebo training
3. Interp
Sponsors
University of Amsterdam (UVA)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Scolars in 1st to 6th grade of high school (12-18 years) 2. VMBO, HAVO or VWO 3. Parental consent 4. Heightened symptoms: SCARED (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders) >16 and/or CDI (Children's Depression Inventory) > 7
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Eduction level below regular VMBO/special education.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-reported anxiety: Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED, Birmaher et al., 1999); 2. Self-reported depression: Child Depression Inventory (CDI, Kovacs, 1992). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES, Rosenberg, 1965); 2. Parent report on internalizing and externalizing problems: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - child and parent version (SDQ, Goodman, 1997); 3. Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ, Ehring et al., 2011); 4. Quality of Life (EQ-5D-Y, Wille et al., 2010); 5. Emotional response to social stress-task; 6. Attentional bias and interpretation bias to see whether the training was successful in changing these processes; 7. Health related costs to assess cost-effectiveness. 8. Evaluation questionnaire/client satisfaction | — |
Contacts
Public ContactE.L. Voogd, de
University of Amsterdam Developmental Psychology Weesperplein 4
Outcome results
None listed