Research

Here you can find interesting research articles and reports related to the FRIENDS programs:

2011

  1. The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger)
  2. The prevention of child and adolescent anxiety (Fisak, Richard, & Mann)
  3. Key to school improvemen: Reading, writing, arithmetic… and character? (ScienceDaily)

2010

  1. The Friends program in the Netherlands (Legerstee, Utens & Treffers)
  2. Reducing the prevalence of anxiety in children and adolescents: An evaluation of the evidence base for the FRIENDS for Life program (Briesch, Sanetti, & Briesch)
  3. Evaluating the FRIENDS programme in a Scottish setting (Liddle, & Macmillan)
  4. Preventing anxiety and promoting social and emotional strength in preschool children: A universal evaluation of the Fun FRIENDS program (Pahl, & Barrett)
  5. The prevention of childhood anxiety in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities: A universal school based trial (Stopa, Barrett, & Golingi)

2009

In 2009, the FRIENDS for Life program was recognised by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (USA) and from a review conducted by Neil and Christensen for its effectiveness in the prevention of childhood anxiety:

  1. Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities, Board of Children Youth and Families Division of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine , of the National Academies (O’Connel, Boath, & Warner).
  2. Efficacy and effectiveness of school based prevention and early intervention programs for anxiety (Neil, & Christensen)

Other articles published in 2009:

  1. Using a structured treatment, Friends for Life, in Norwegian outpatient clinics: results from a pilot study (Martinsen, Aalbert, Gere, & Neumer)
  2. Friends for Life: The results of a resilience-building, anxiety-prevention program in a canadian elementary school (Rose, Miller, & Martinez)

2008

  1. Exploring the effectiveness of the FRIENDS program in reducing anxiety symptoms among south african children (Mostert, & Loxton)
  2. The FRIENDS emotional health prevention programme: 12 months follow up of a universal UK school based trial (Stallard, Simpson, Anderson, & Goddard)

2007

Amongst the top-ranking international and peer-review journals, the FRIENDS for Life program has been recognised in The Cochrane Collaboration, The Cochrane Library, 2007 on the topics of:

  1. Psychological and/or educational interventions for the prevention of depression in children and adolescents: The Cochrane Collaboration Review (Merry, McDowell, Hetrick, Bir, & Muller)
  2. Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: The Cochrane Collaboration Review (James, Soler, & Weatherall)

Other articles pulished in 2007:

  1. The development of social emotional competence in preschool-aged children: An introduction to the Fun FRIENDS program (Pahl, & Barrett)
  2. The FRIENDS emotional health programme: Initial findings from a school-based project (Stallard, Simpson, Anderson, Hibbert, & Osborn)

2006

  1. Long term outcomes of an Australian universal prevention trial of anxiety and depression symptoms inchildren and youth: An evaluation of the FRIENDS program (Barrett, Farrell, Ollendick, & Dadds)

2005

  1. Developmental differences in universal preventive intervention for child anxiety (Barrett, Lock, & Farrell)
  2. Community trial of an evidence-based anxiety intervention for children and adolescents (the FRIENDS program): A pilot study (Farrell, Barrett, & Claassens)
  3. An evaluation of the FRIENDS programme: A cognitive behaviour therapy intervention to promote emotional resilience (Stallard, Simpson, Anderson, Carter, Osborn, & Bush)

2004

In 2004, the FRIENDS for Life program was endorsed by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development and by the World Health Organisation for its effectiveness in prevention and treatment of childhood anxiety:

  1. Preventing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth: A Research Report Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development (Waddell, Godderis, Hua, McEwan, & Wong)
  2. World Health Organisation Summary Report: Prevention of mental disorders / Effective interventions and policy options)

Other article published in 2004:

  1. Feasibility of an anxiety preventive intervention for community violence exposed african-american children (Cooley, Boyd, & Grados)

2003

  1. Using FRIENDS to combat anxiety and adjustment problems among young migrants to Australia: A national trial (Barrett, Sonderegger, & Xenos)
  2. A longitudinal study of developmental differences in Universal preventive intervention for child anxiety (Lock, & Barrett)
  3. A universal prevention trial of anxiety symptomatology during childhood: Results at 1 year follow-up (Lowry-Webster, Barrett, & Lock)

2001

  1. Cognitive behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders in children: long term (6 year) follow-up (Barrett, Duffy, Dadds, & Rapee)
  2. Examining the social validity of the Friends program for anxious children (Barrett, Shortt, Fox, & Wescombe)
  3. Evaluation of an anxiety prevention and positive coping program (FRIENDS) for children and adolescents of non-English speaking background (Barrett, Sonderegger, & Sonderegger)
  4. Prevention of anxiety symptoms in primary school children: Preliminary results from a universal school-based trial (Barrett, & Turner)
  5. Practioner review: Psychological management of anxiety disorders in childhood (Dadds, & Barrett)
  6. A universal prevention trial of anxiety and depressive symptomatology in childhood: Preliminary data from an Australian study (Lowry-Webster, Barrett, & Dadds)
  7. Evaluating the FRIENDS program: A cognitive-behavioral group treatment for anxious children and their parents (Shortt, Barrett, & Fox)

2000

  1. Treatment of childhood anxiety: developmental aspects (Barrett)
  2. The FRIENDS program for young former-Yugoslavian refugees in Australia: A pilot study (Barrett, Moore, & Sonderegger)
  3. Childhood anxiety in ethnic families: Current status and future directions

1999

  1. Adolescent self-esteem and cognitive skills training: A school-based intervention (Barrett, Webster, & Wallis)
  2. Early intervention and prevention of anxiety disorders in children: Results at 2 year follow-up (Dadds, Holland, Laurens, Mullins, Barrett, & Spence)

1998

  1. Evaluation of cognitive behavioural group treatments for childhood anxiety disorders (Paula Barrett)

1997

  1. Prevention and early intervention for anxiety disorders: A controlled trial (Dadds, Spence, Holland, Barrett, & Laurens)

1996

  1. Family enhancement cognitive style in anxious and aggressive children (Barrett, Rapee, Dadds, & Ryan)
  2. Family treatment of childhood anxiety: A controlled trial (Barrett, Dadds, & Rapee)