The effect of an integrated reading and anxiety intervention for poor readers with anxiety

PeerJ

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Deanna Francis¹  Jennifer L. Hudson²  Saskia Kohnen¹  Lynn Mobach²  Genevieve M. McArthur¹ 

[1] Macquarie University Centre for Reading, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University;Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University;Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen

关键词: Poor reading;    Anxiety;    Intervention case series;    Treatment;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.10987

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

A recent systematic review has reported that poor reading is reliably associated with anxiety. However, we currently lack evidence-based intervention for children who have both poor reading and anxiety (PRAX). In this study, we tested a new PRAX intervention in 8- to 12-year-old children using a double-baseline intervention case series design. Analyses of both group and individual data revealed that 12 weeks of PRAX intervention significantly improved children’s reading and spelling accuracy, and significantly reduced both anxiety disorders and symptoms. These results support PRAX intervention as a treatment for comorbid reading and anxiety problems in children and pave the way to a randomised controlled trial.

【 授权许可】

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