The study investigated the effects of reappraisal training on aggressive children. A pre-post-follow-up, experimental-control design was used to evaluate the impact of a small-group intervention that offered practice in reappraisal skills to 89 aggressive children (another 60 were wait-listed). Results indicate that treatment children benefitted in these skills more than their peers. Based on multiple sources of the report (child, parent, teacher), results also point to reduced aggression, anger, anxiety, and social problems, and an increase in self-regulation, all of which sustained at follow-up 7-8 months later. Finally, many outcomes were correlated with benefits in reappraisal skills. Qualitative data gleaned from the study supports these benefits and sheds light on group processes that were helpful. The findings suggest that reappraisal skills training is a useful intervention with aggressive children and can be successfully delivered in small groups.

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重新评估技能对攻击性儿童的影响

该研究调查了重新评估训练对攻击性儿童的影响。使用前后跟踪、实验控制设计来评估小组干预的影响，该干预为 89 名好斗的儿童（另外 60 名被列入候补名单）提供了重新评估技能的练习。结果表明，接受治疗的儿童在这些技能方面比同龄人受益更多。根据报告的多个来源（孩子、父母、老师），结果还表明攻击性、愤怒、焦虑和社交问题减少，自我调节能力增强，所有这些都在随访 7-8 个月时持续之后。最后，许多结果与重新评估技能的益处相关。从研究中收集的定性数据支持这些好处，并阐明了有用的团队流程。