Improving executive functions in 5- and 6-year-olds: Evaluation of a small group intervention in prekindergarten and kindergarten children

Abstract. Repeatedly, the notion has been put forward that metacognition (MC) and executive functions (EF) share common grounds, as both describe higher order cognitive processes and involve monitoring. However, only few studies addressed this issue empirically and so far their findings are rather inconsistent. Addressing the question whether measurement differences may in part be responsible for the mixed results, the current study included explicitly reported as well as time-based measures of metacognitive monitoring and related them to EF. A total of 202 children aged 4–6 years were assessed in terms of EF (inhibition, working memory, shifting) and monitoring. While there was no significant link between explicitly reported confidence and EF, latencies of monitoring judgments were significantly related to time- and accuracy-based measures of EF. Our findings support the association between EF and MC and the assumption that better inhibition abilities help children to engage in more thorough monitoring.

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Honest, open, proud–college: Effectiveness of a peer-led small-group intervention for reducing the stigma of mental illness.

Stigma and Health ◽

10.1037/sah0000185 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 168-178

Author(s):

Colleen S. Conley ◽

Carol G. Hundert ◽

Jennifer L. K. Charles ◽

Brynn M. Huguenel ◽

Maya Al-khouja ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Small Group ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness

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Effectiveness of Cognitive/Behavioral Small Group Intervention for Reduction of Depression and Stress in Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic/Latino Women Dementia Family Caregivers: Outcomes and Mediators of Change

Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy ◽

10.1007/s10942-008-0087-4 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 286-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

Dolores Gallagher-Thompson ◽

Heather L. Gray ◽

Tamarra Dupart ◽

Daniel Jimenez ◽

Larry W. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Small Group ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Latino Women ◽

Mediators Of Change ◽

Hispanic White

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Cumulative Effects of Adding a Small Group Intervention to Social Network Testing on HIV Testing Rates Among Crack Users in San Salvador, El Salvador

AIDS and Behavior ◽

10.1007/s10461-021-03160-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Julia Dickson-Gomez ◽

Sergey Tarima ◽

Laura Glasman ◽

Wendy Cuellar ◽

Lorena Rivas de Mendoza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

El Salvador ◽

Hiv Testing ◽

Small Group ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Cumulative Effects ◽

Group Interventions ◽

San Salvador ◽

The Social ◽

Crack Users

AbstractThe present study evaluates a combination prevention intervention for crack users in San Salvador, El Salvador that included social network HIV testing, community events and small group interventions. We examined the cumulative effects of the social network HIV testing and small group interventions on rates of HIV testing, beyond the increase that we saw with the introduction of the social network HIV testing intervention alone. HIV test data was converted into the number of daily tests and analyzed the immediate and overtime impact of small group interventions during and in the twelve weeks after the small group intervention. The addition of the small group interventions to the baseline of monthly HIV tests resulted in increased rates of testing lasting 7 days after the small group interventions suggesting a reinforcing effect of small group interventions on testing rates.

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Small-Group Intervention: Team-Building

Organization Development Interventions ◽

10.4324/9781003019800-8-10 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 157-193

Author(s):

Behnam Bakhshandeh

Keyword(s):

Small Group ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Team Building ◽

Intervention Team

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Girls’ Relational Aggression: A Small Group Intervention

Professional School Counseling ◽

10.1177/2156759x20902099 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 2156759X2090209

Author(s):

Jordon J. Beasley

Keyword(s):

Small Group ◽

School Counseling ◽

School Counselors ◽

Relational Aggression ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Counseling Services ◽

Social Emotional Development ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Effective School ◽

Elementary School Counseling

An elementary school counseling department used data-informed practices in an effort to provide more effective school counseling services. This article provides a summary and evaluation of a girls’ relational aggression small group in an elementary setting. Results indicated that integrating friendship, conflict resolution, and self-affirmation into small group counseling affected behavior and social/emotional development. The school counselors were able to address preexisting relational aggression. This article offers implications for school counselors.

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