Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA
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Resumo: | Abstract: High and stable behavioral inhibition (BI) during early childhood have been associated with an increased risk of later anxiety disorders and peer difficulties. Developing evidence-based early interventions to prevent these unhealthy developmental trajectories has become a major focus of interest. However, these interventions are not yet available in Europe. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of the child component of the Turtle Program, before its dissemination in Portugal. Eighteen psychologists were distributed into three focus groups. Each group was moderated by a trained psychologist, using a semi-structured interview guide. The thematic analysis revealed that Portuguese psychologists acknowledged that the intervention needs to go beyond social skills training and enhance children’s positive self-perceptions. Overall, psychologists perceived the structure, contents, activities, and materials of the intervention to be acceptable. However, participants recommended minor modifications to strengthen the connection with naturalistic contexts, broaden the focus on emotional expressiveness and social interaction, and introduce creative activities and materials. These findings are consistent with previous research with LatinX practitioners, who typically agree with the acceptability of evidence-based child intervention principles and only report the need to introduce minor changes related to the way how interventions are delivered to children. |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPAPerceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolarBehavioral inhibitionPreschool yearsSocial skills facilitated playTreatment acceptabilityInibição comportamentalIdade pré-escolarJogo supervisionado de promoção de competências sociaisAceitabilidade da intervençãoAbstract: High and stable behavioral inhibition (BI) during early childhood have been associated with an increased risk of later anxiety disorders and peer difficulties. Developing evidence-based early interventions to prevent these unhealthy developmental trajectories has become a major focus of interest. However, these interventions are not yet available in Europe. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of the child component of the Turtle Program, before its dissemination in Portugal. Eighteen psychologists were distributed into three focus groups. Each group was moderated by a trained psychologist, using a semi-structured interview guide. The thematic analysis revealed that Portuguese psychologists acknowledged that the intervention needs to go beyond social skills training and enhance children’s positive self-perceptions. Overall, psychologists perceived the structure, contents, activities, and materials of the intervention to be acceptable. However, participants recommended minor modifications to strengthen the connection with naturalistic contexts, broaden the focus on emotional expressiveness and social interaction, and introduce creative activities and materials. These findings are consistent with previous research with LatinX practitioners, who typically agree with the acceptability of evidence-based child intervention principles and only report the need to introduce minor changes related to the way how interventions are delivered to children.Resumo: Níveis elevados e estáveis de inibição comportamental em idade pré-escolar associam-se a um risco acrescido de desenvolver perturbações de ansiedade e dificuldades com os pares. O desenvolvimento de intervenções baseadas na evidência para prevenir estas trajetórias inadaptativas têm merecido um interesse crescente. Todavia, estas intervenções ainda não se encontram disponíveis na Europa. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar as perceções de aceitabilidade dos psicólogos portugueses acerca do componente para crianças do Turtle Program, antes da sua disseminação em Portugal. Dezoito psicólogos foram distribuídos em três grupos focais. Cada grupo foi moderado por um investigador treinado, com base num guião semiestruturado. A análise temática revelou que os psicólogos portugueses reconheceram a necessidade de ultrapassar o enfoque no treino de competências sociais e de promover auto-perceções positivas nas crianças. Globalmente, os psicólogos percecionaram a estrutura, os conteúdos, as atividades e os materiais de intervenção como aceitáveis. Todavia, os participantes recomendaram modificações menores ao nível da articulação com o contexto pré-escolar, do foco na expressão emocional e interação social, da introdução de atividades e materiais criativos. Estes resultados são consistentes com a investigação existente com profissionais oriundos de culturas latinas que apenas sugerem adaptações na forma como as intervenções são apresentadas às crianças.This study is part of the research project “Adaptation and evaluation for Portugal of the early intervention multimodal intervention Turtle Program”, conducted by the R&D William James Center for Research, ISPA. This project is co-funded by the Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian (Programa Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento, process nº 222926). Maryse Guedes, is supported by a scholarship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BPD/114846/2016).Edições ISPARepositório do ISPAGuedes, MaryseNojosa, Stephanie AlvesSantos, AntónioVeríssimo, ManuelaChronis-Tuscano, AndreaDanko, ChristinaRubin, Kenneth2019-10-28T11:12:43Z2019-092019-09-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7203engGuedes, M., Nojosa, S. A., Santos, A. J., Veríssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Danko, C., & Kenneth, R. (2019). Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolers. Análise Psicológica, 37(3), 371-390. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.152510.14417/ap.1525info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-10T02:15:46Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/7203Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:25:01.558480Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA Guedes, Maryse Behavioral inhibition Preschool years Social skills facilitated play Treatment acceptability Inibição comportamental Idade pré-escolar Jogo supervisionado de promoção de competências sociais Aceitabilidade da intervenção |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of a child intervention targeted at inhibited preschoolersISPA |
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Guedes, Maryse |
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Guedes, Maryse Nojosa, Stephanie Alves Santos, António Veríssimo, Manuela Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea Danko, Christina Rubin, Kenneth |
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Nojosa, Stephanie Alves Santos, António Veríssimo, Manuela Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea Danko, Christina Rubin, Kenneth |
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Guedes, Maryse Nojosa, Stephanie Alves Santos, António Veríssimo, Manuela Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea Danko, Christina Rubin, Kenneth |
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Behavioral inhibition Preschool years Social skills facilitated play Treatment acceptability Inibição comportamental Idade pré-escolar Jogo supervisionado de promoção de competências sociais Aceitabilidade da intervenção |
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Behavioral inhibition Preschool years Social skills facilitated play Treatment acceptability Inibição comportamental Idade pré-escolar Jogo supervisionado de promoção de competências sociais Aceitabilidade da intervenção |
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Abstract: High and stable behavioral inhibition (BI) during early childhood have been associated with an increased risk of later anxiety disorders and peer difficulties. Developing evidence-based early interventions to prevent these unhealthy developmental trajectories has become a major focus of interest. However, these interventions are not yet available in Europe. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of the child component of the Turtle Program, before its dissemination in Portugal. Eighteen psychologists were distributed into three focus groups. Each group was moderated by a trained psychologist, using a semi-structured interview guide. The thematic analysis revealed that Portuguese psychologists acknowledged that the intervention needs to go beyond social skills training and enhance children’s positive self-perceptions. Overall, psychologists perceived the structure, contents, activities, and materials of the intervention to be acceptable. However, participants recommended minor modifications to strengthen the connection with naturalistic contexts, broaden the focus on emotional expressiveness and social interaction, and introduce creative activities and materials. These findings are consistent with previous research with LatinX practitioners, who typically agree with the acceptability of evidence-based child intervention principles and only report the need to introduce minor changes related to the way how interventions are delivered to children. |
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