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dc.contributor.authorLow, Andrew Yiu Tsangen_US
dc.contributor.otherWong, D. F. K.-
dc.contributor.otherKwok, S. Y. C. L.-
dc.contributor.otherMan, K. W.-
dc.contributor.otherIp, P. S. Y.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-28T07:36:10Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-28T07:36:10Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.cihe.edu.hk/jspui/handle/cihe/4093-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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 treatment as usual in the waitlist control condition. Instruments measuring anxiety symptoms, types of anxiety in children, dysfunctional thoughts, and personal growth were used to assess the changes in severity of anxiety symptoms, dysfunctional thoughts, and personal growth among the participants. Results: A 2 × 2 mixed model analyses of variance were employed, results demonstrated significantly greater improvements in overall anxiety symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms, and personal growth—use of resources in the participants of the CBT group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Group CBT may potentially improve anxiety symptoms of adolescents in school settings in Hong Kong.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofResearch on Social Work Practiceen_US
dc.titleEvaluating effectiveness of cognitive–behavior therapy for Hong Kong adolescents with anxiety problemsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1049731516658351-
dc.contributor.affiliationFelizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issn1552-7581en_US
dc.description.volume28en_US
dc.description.issue5en_US
dc.description.startpage585en_US
dc.description.endpage594en_US
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