Efficacy Of Acomprehensive Intervention On Emotional & Behavioural Problems (Ebps) Among Adolescents: A Pretest- Posttest Control Group Design

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study was to test the efficacy of a Multi-component intervention program (strategies) over emotional and behavioural problems (EBPs) among school adolescents.
Methods: This research uses Pretest- Posttest Control Experimental Group. The outcome measurement used was Youth Self-ReportTM –Narrow-Band Scale (Achenbach and Rescorla, 2001). The sample of 50 students with age range 14 to18 years was administered on YSRTM. From these 50 20 students who fall into clinical consideration were selected for experimental (n=10) and control group (n=10). The intervention is mainly tailored to Internalizing (anxiety, depression and somatic complaint) as well as externalizing ( rule breaking and aggressive behaviour), including other (Cognitive & Social) problems.
Results: The findings showed significant improvements in posttest measures of EBPs namely anxiety, withdrawal depression, social problems, thought problems, offending behaviour, aggressive behaviour, and other problems. The finding supports multi component intervention for EBPs among school adolescents. The finding could facilitate the adaptation of the intervention in other settings, potentially amplifying its impact.