TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessing the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group coaching intervention in reducing symptoms of depression among adolescent males in a school setting
AU  - Barry, M.
AU  - Murphy, M.
AU  - O’Donovan, H.
AB  - 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.
IS  - 2
JO  - International Coaching Psychology Review
PY  - 2017
KW  - Coaching
KW  - adolescence
KW  - depression
KW  - school
KW  - all-male.
SP  - 101
EP  - 109
UR  - shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publication-by-series/international-coaching-psychology-review/international-coaching-psychology-review-vol-12-no-2-september-2017.html
VL  - 12
LA  - English
ER  -