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Spanish version of Super Skills for Life in individual modality: Improvement of children's emotional well‐being from a transdiagnostic approach
Author(s) -
Melero Silvia,
Orgilés Mireia,
Espada José P.,
Morales Alexandra
Publication year - 2021
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/jclp.23148
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , clinical psychology , feeling , psychopathology , agoraphobia , mood , panic , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
Objective(s) This study analyzed the short‐term effects of the Super Skills for Life (SSL) program in its individual format from the parents' perspective. Methods Parents of 70 Spanish children aged 8–11 years ( M = 9.31; SD = 1.16) completed assessment instruments about their children's emotional state at the baseline and postintervention. Results Analyses revealed significantly lower scores in depression (The Mood and Feelings Questionnaire), anxiety, and specific disorders (The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale) (i.e., panic attack/agoraphobia, separation anxiety, social phobia, and generalized anxiety). Significant improvements were also found in anxiety life interference at home (The Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale), total difficulties, internalized and externalized problems, emotional symptoms, peer problems, and hyperactivity/inattention (The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) at posttest. SSL was effective in reducing psychopathological symptoms similarly in both girls and boys. Conclusions These promising results provide preliminary support for the usefulness of the SSL program in individual format for the indicated prevention of children's emotional problems. This study provides a valuable resource for research and clinical practice.