The Effects of a Resilience-based Group Intervention for Youth with ADHD. Issue 3 (1st September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Senior, Christopher J.; Godovich, Sheina A.; Habayeb, Serene; Alvord, Mary K.; Rich, Brendan A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of child and adolescent counseling. Volume 6:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 214
• Publication Date: 2020-09-01
• Subjects: Resilience -- attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- group intervention; Child psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Children -- Counseling of -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Counseling of -- Periodicals; 618.928914
• DOI: 10.1080/23727810.2020.1719353
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2372-7810

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Social deficits are highly impairing in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Interventions incorporating cognitive-behavioral and emotion regulation techniques may prove more effective than traditional social skills training (SST). This study examined the effectiveness of a manualized resilience-based group intervention and aimed to identify the mediators of social functioning improvement for children with ADHD. One hundred and fifty-nine children (ages 7–13 years) with an ADHD diagnosis participated in the Resilience Builder Program® (RBP) in a private clinical setting. Findings indicated significant pretest-posttest improvement across informants and multiple domains of functioning (e.g., behavior problems, hyperactivity/inattention, internalizing problems, social skills, resilience). Mediation analyses did not render significant results. RBP demonstrated effectiveness in numerous behavioral, emotional, and social domains in children with ADHD. Continued investigation of the mediators of social functioning improvement is needed to better understand RBP effectiveness for this population.