The Effects of the Growing Pro-Social Program on Early Maladaptive Schemas and Schema-Related Emotions in Male Young Offenders: a Nonrandomized Trial

This study aimed to test the effects of a 25-session version of the Growing Pro-Social (GPS-25) program over schemas and schema-related emotions in male young offenders. Participants included 123 youth aged between 14 and 19 years, placed in eight Portuguese detention facilities. Youth were allocate...

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Autor principal: Rijo, Daniel (Autor)
Otros Autores: Brazão, Nélio ; Miguel, Rita Ramos ; Paulo, Marlene
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: [2020]
En: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Año: 2020, Volumen: 64, Número: 13/14, Páginas: 1422-1442
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Clinical trials
Disruptive emotions
Early maladaptive schemas
Growing Pro-Social Program
Male young offenders
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Sumario:This study aimed to test the effects of a 25-session version of the Growing Pro-Social (GPS-25) program over schemas and schema-related emotions in male young offenders. Participants included 123 youth aged between 14 and 19 years, placed in eight Portuguese detention facilities. Youth were allocated to receive GPS (n = 63) or treatment as usual (n = 60), and answered a self-report measure assessing schemas and schema-related emotions at baseline and posttreatment. Two-factor mixed multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA; group change) and the Reliable Change Index (individual change) revealed nonsignificant differences between groups for the schema’s endorsement. Significant differences between groups were found for the schema-related emotions: Treatment participants presented lower scores and/or higher clinical improvements after GPS, when compared with controls. GPS-25 produced change at an emotional level but not in schema’s endorsement, suggesting that longer interventions should be tested in their capability to promote cognitive and emotional change in young offenders.
ISSN:1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X20912988