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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Jayasena, Asoka; Summerville, Meredith; Borja, Amanda P. – School Psychology International, 2011
This article reports the findings of a school-based intervention project conducted in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka 15 to 18 months after the December 2004 Tsunami. The work responds to the need for culturally relevant programming to address long-term psychosocial recovery of children and adolescents affected by large scale disasters. Program…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Natural Disasters, Action Research, Mental Health
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Weems, Carl F.; Taylor, Leslie K.; Costa, Natalie M.; Marks, Allison B.; Romano, Dawn M.; Verrett, Shannon L.; Brown, Darlene M. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
This study tested the effects of a school-based test anxiety intervention among ethnic minority youth. The study used a prospective intervention design with a sample of (N = 94) ninth graders from New Orleans exposed to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Thirty youth with elevated test anxiety completed a primarily behavioral (e.g., relaxation…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Grade 9, Relaxation Training