@article{Barry,2017Objectives:,
abstract = {Objectives: The research sought to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group coaching intervention in impacting positively on depressive symptoms among an all-male, adolescent, schoolgoing population.  Design: An experimental design was employed. Twenty-seven participants were recruited from Transition Year students in one secondary school in Cork, Republic of Ireland. They were randomly assigned to either receive the intervention or act as a control group. The intervention programme was delivered in four sessions across four weeks.  Method: Depressive symptoms were measured (using CES-DC) prior to random allocation (T1) and then at the end of the final session (T2).  Results: A two-way mixed ANOVA found a significant interaction with a large effect size between intervention group and time of assessment (F[1, 21]=5.63, p=.027), with the intervention group showing a reduction in depressive scores while the control group saw an increase. When change in levels of depressive caseness in both groups was considered, differences were not significant (c2[2]=3.73, p=.13), but trended in the expected direction with a medium effect size.  Conclusion: The results indicate that the implementation of such interventions more widely may prove beneficial, and that further research is merited.},
author = {Barry, M. and Murphy, M. and O’Donovan, H.},
title = {Assessing the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group coaching intervention in reducing symptoms of depression among adolescent males in a school setting},
number = {2},
journal = {International Coaching Psychology Review},
keywords = {Coaching; adolescence; depression; school; all-male.},
pages = {101-109},
year = {2017},
language = {English},
url = {shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publication-by-series/international-coaching-psychology-review/international-coaching-psychology-review-vol-12-no-2-september-2017.html},
volume = {12}
}