Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1759, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jul;53(1):139-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.02.010. Epub 2013 Apr 16.
Because impulsivity during adolescence predicts health-risk behaviors and associated harm, interventions that attenuate impulsivity may offer protection. We evaluated effects of the Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!), a biopsychosocial workshop for adolescents that teaches skills of stress management, emotion regulation, conflict resolution, and attentional focus, on impulsive behavior.
High school students (14-18 years of age) in the United States participated in YES! during their physical education classes. Students in a control group attended their usual curriculum and were tested in parallel. We used items from the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (framed to reflect recent behavior) to assess students' behavior before and after they underwent the program.
Compared with the control group, YES! participants reported less impulsive behavior after the program.
The results suggest that YES! can promote mental health in adolescents, potentially protecting them from harmful coping behaviors.
由于青少年时期的冲动行为可预测健康风险行为及相关危害，因此，减弱冲动行为的干预措施可能具有保护作用。我们评估了青少年赋能研讨会（YES！）的效果，该研讨会是一个针对青少年的生物心理社会讲习班，教授压力管理、情绪调节、冲突解决和注意力集中等技能，对冲动行为的影响。
美国的高中生（14-18 岁）在体育课上参加 YES！。对照组的学生参加他们的常规课程，并进行平行测试。我们使用巴瑞特冲动量表（Barratt Impulsiveness Scale）中的项目（根据最近的行为进行调整）来评估学生在参加该项目前后的行为。
与对照组相比，YES！参与者在项目结束后报告的冲动行为较少。
结果表明，YES！可以促进青少年的心理健康，可能保护他们免受有害的应对行为的影响。
