Can Schools Reduce Adolescent Psychological Stress? A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of School-Based Intervention Programs

• DOI: 10.1007/s10964-020-01201-5
• Publication Date: 2020-02-07T19:02:21Z
• Authors: Amanda W. G. van ...; Hanneke E. Creemers; Wieke Y. Beumer; Ana Okorn; Simone Vogelaar; Nadira Saab; Anne C. Miers; P. Michiel Westen...; Jessica J. Asscher
• Keywords: Health psychology; Legal psychology; School dropout

Increased levels of psychological stress during adolescence have been associated with a decline in academic performance, school dropout and increased risk mental health problems. Intervening this developmental period may prevent these The environment seems particularly suitable for interventions over the past decade, various school-based reduction programs developed. present study aims to evaluate results (quasi-)experimental studies on effectiveness intervention targeting adolescent investigate moderators effectiveness. A three-level random effects meta-analytic model was conducted. search resulted inclusion k = 54 studies, reporting analyses 61 independent samples, yielding 123 effect sizes (N 16,475 individuals). indicated moderate overall stress. Yet, significant were only found selected student samples. School-based adolescents potential reduce Recommendations practice, policy future research are discussed.