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Evaluating the efficacy of a biofeedback intervention to reduce children's anxiety
Author(s) -
Wenck L. Stanley,
Leu Patricia Work,
D'Amato Rik Carl
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199607)52:4<469::aid-jclp13>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - biofeedback , anxiety , psychology , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , clinical psychology , test (biology) , trait anxiety , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , biology
This study explored the reduction of anxiety with children using a combination of electromyograph and thermal biofeedback techniques. One hundred and fifty children (7th and 8th graders) were identified by teachers as anxious and randomly assigned to biofeedback intervention and no‐intervention groups. Biofeedback intervention subjects received 6 sessions of thermal training and 6 sessions of electromyographic training over a 6 week period. A post‐test anxiety scale demonstrated a significant reduction in both state and trait anxiety. This study suggested biofeedback as a viable intervention which might be coordinated and provided by psychologists to reduce anxiety in children. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.