caa a22 4500 606154000 CHVBK 20210128100556.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11121-014-0491-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11121-014-0491-1 Fitting Anxious Emotion-Focused Intervention into the Ecology of Schools: Results from a Test Anxiety Program Evaluation [Elektronische Daten] [Carl Weems, Brandon Scott, Rebecca Graham, Donice Banks, Justin Russell, Leslie Taylor, Melinda Cannon, R. Varela, Michael Scheeringa, Andre Perry, Reshelle Marino] Emotion-focused prevention and intervention efforts in schools have been promoted as a significant developmental and public health priority. This paper reports the results of a longitudinal study testing central premises of a school-based prevention model aimed at promoting positive emotional development through targeting test anxiety. Test anxiety interventions may be a practical strategy for conducting emotion-focused prevention and intervention efforts because of a natural fit within the ecology of the school setting. At-risk youth (n = 1,048) from urban public schools were screened and 325 with elevated test anxiety were offered the intervention in one of two waves (immediate intervention vs. waitlist). The intervention was associated with decreases in test anxiety, anxiety disorder, and depression symptoms. Critically, results suggest high participant satisfaction and growth curve analysis of follow-up assessments (end of the year, the next school year, and a subsequent school year) demonstrated positive developmental trajectories consistent with predictions (e.g., initial change in test anxiety predicted change in other symptoms). Findings provide evidence for the ecological validity of targeting test anxiety in school-based, emotion-focused prevention efforts. Society for Prevention Research, 2014 Anxiety nationallicence Intervention nationallicence Prevention nationallicence School nationallicence Weems Carl Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Scott Brandon Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Graham Rebecca Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Banks Donice Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Russell Justin Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Taylor Leslie Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Cannon Melinda Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Varela R. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Scheeringa Michael Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA aut Perry Andre College of Urban Education, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA aut Marino Reshelle Department of Health and Human Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, USA aut Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/2(2015-02-01), 200-210 1389-4986 16:2<200 2015 16 11121 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-014-0491-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-014-0491-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weems Carl Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Scott Brandon Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Graham Rebecca Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Banks Donice Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Russell Justin Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Taylor Leslie Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cannon Melinda Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 70148, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Varela R. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Scheeringa Michael Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perry Andre College of Urban Education, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marino Reshelle Department of Health and Human Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/2(2015-02-01), 200-210 1389-4986 16:2<200 2015 16 11121