@article{ref1,
title="Effcacy of Williams LifeSkills Training in improving psychological health of Chinese male juvenile violent offenders: a randomized controlled study",
journal="Neuroscience bulletin",
year="2015",
author="Zhang, Simei and Wang, Hong and Chen, Chen and Zhou, Jiansong and Wang, Xiaoping",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="53-60",
abstract="This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Williams LifeSkills Training (WLST) as a means of improving the psychological health of Chinese male juvenile violent offenders. Sixty-six participants were assigned randomly to receive the usual intervention plus 8 weeks of WLST (study group, n = 33) or only the usual intervention (control group, n = 33). We found that the study group exhibited significantly decreased State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI X-1, X-2) STAX2 scores and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ) negative scores, and increased Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) tangible scores from baseline to 9 weeks later (P <0.01). In addition, a between-group difference in changes of TCSQ negative score was observed at the end of week 9 (P <0.05). These fndings suggest that WLST can improve trait anxiety, coping style, and interpersonal support in male Chinese juvenile violent offenders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1673-7067",
doi="10.1007/s12264-014-1492-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12264-014-1492-6"
}