Coping power program

Coping Power is a school-based program addressing children with high levels of aggressive behaviour and conduct problems. The program uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to help children develop skills in emotion recognition and awareness, anger coping, perspective taking, goal setting, and social problem solving.

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Published: Report no: ut201916 Registration no: SBU 2018/736

Question

Is there evidence for coping power programmes that are led without parent involvement in groups at the school’s afternoon activities for 9–12-year olds?

Identified studies

No systematic reviews were identified but 9 primary studies were found. The primary studies were not assessed for risk of bias.

References

  1. Jurecska DE, Hamilton EB, Peterson MA. Effectiveness of the Coping Power Program in middle-school children with disruptive behaviours and hyperactivity difficulties. Support for Learning. 2011;26(4):168-72.
  2. McDaniel SC, Lochman JE, Tomek S, Powell N, Irwin A, Kerr S. Reducing Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Late Elementary School: A Comparison of Two Targeted Interventions. Behavioral Disorders. 2018;43(3):370-82.
  3. Muratori P, Bertacchi I, Giuli C, Lombardi L, Bonetti S, Nocentini A, et al. First adaptation of coping power program as a classroom-based prevention intervention on aggressive behaviors among elementary school children. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research. 2015;16(3):432-9.
  4. Muratori P, Bertacchi I, Giuli C, Nocentini A, Lochman JE. Implementing Coping Power Adapted as a Universal Prevention Program in Italian Primary Schools: a Randomized Control Trial. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research. 2017;18(7):754-61.
  5. Muratori P, Bertacchi I, Giuli C, Nocentini A, Ruglioni L, Lochman JE. Coping Power Adapted as Universal Prevention Program: Mid Term Effects on Children's Behavioral Difficulties and Academic Grades. The journal of primary prevention. 2016;37(4):389-401.
  6. Muratori P, Giuli C, Bertacchi I, Orsolini L, Ruglioni L, Lochman JE. Coping power for preschool-aged children: a pilot randomized control trial study. Early intervention in psychiatry. 2017;11(6):532-8.
  7. Muratori P, Milone A, Levantini V, Ruglioni L, Lambruschi F, Pisano S, et al. Six-year outcome for children with ODD or CD treated with the coping power program. Psychiatry research. 2019;271:454-8.
  8. Muratori P, Milone A, Manfredi A, Polidori L, Ruglioni L, Lambruschi F, et al. Evaluation of Improvement in Externalizing Behaviors and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorder: A 1-Year Follow Up Clinic-Based Study. Administration and policy in mental health. 2017;44(4):452-62.
  9. Mushtaq A, Lochman JE, Tariq PN, Sabih F. Preliminary Effectiveness Study of Coping Power Program for Aggressive Children in Pakistan. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research. 2017;18(7):762-71.

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