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The Resilient Youth Program: a promising skills-based online program for resiliency and stress management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2024

Néstor Noyola Open the ORCID record for Néstor Noyola [Opens in a new window] ,
Mikayla Ver Pault ,
Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker Open the ORCID record for Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker [Opens in a new window] ,
Rana Chudnofsky ,
Jocelyn Meek ,
Linda N. Wells ,
Timothy E. Wilens  and
Aude Henin
Néstor Noyola*
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Mikayla Ver Pault
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI, USA
Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Rana Chudnofsky
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Jocelyn Meek
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Linda N. Wells
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Timothy E. Wilens
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Aude Henin
Affiliation:
Child Resiliency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Corresponding author: Néstor Noyola; Email: nnoyola@mgh.harvard.edu
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Abstract

Background:

Prevention programs that target resilience may help youth address mental health difficulties and promote well-being during public health crises.

Aims:

To examine the preliminary efficacy of the Resilient Youth Program (RYP).

Method:

The RYP was delivered remotely from a US academic medical centre to youth in the community via a naturalistic pilot study. Data from 66 youth (ages 6–18, Mage = 11.65, SD = 3.02) and their parents were collected via quality assurance procedures (May 2020 to March 2021). Pre/post-intervention child/parent-reported psychological and stress symptoms as well as well-being measures were compared via Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Child/parent-reported skills use data were collected.

Results:

Among child-reported outcomes, there were significant decreases in physical stress (p = .03), anxiety (p = .004), depressive symptoms (p < .001) and anger (p = .002), as well as increased life satisfaction (p = .02). There were no significant differences in child-reported psychological stress (p = .06) or positive affect (p = .09). Among parent-reported child outcomes, there were significant decreases in psychological (p < .001) and physical stress (p = .03), anxiety (p < .001), depressive symptoms (p < .001), and anger (p < .002) as well as increased positive affect (p < .001) and life satisfaction (p < .001). Effect sizes ranged from small to medium; 77% of youth (73% of parents) reported using RYP skills. Age and gender were not associated with outcome change.

Conclusions:

The RYP may help reduce psychological/stress symptoms and increase well-being among youth; further research is needed.

Keywords

PreventionRelaxationResilienceStressYouth
Type
Brief Clinical Report
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , May 2024 , pp. 331 - 335
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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