Trainee-delivered school-based intervention with guided narrative writing for adolescent anxiety and depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Overview
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluates a brief school-based cognitive-behavioral program delivered by supervised trainees to rural Chinese adolescents. The study compares the long-term effects of adding guided narrative writing versus drawing exercises to standard classroom sessions on anxiety and depression symptoms. Results indicate that while both groups showed initial improvements, only the group receiving guided narrative writing maintained reduced anxiety levels at six-month follow-up.
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- PubMed Central
- Author
- Yixuan Wang (Beijing Union University), Muyang Li (Tianjin Normal University), Hui Xu (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Fengjiao He (Peking University), Man Li (Tianjin Normal University), Li Wang (Ministry of Education), Yinyin Zang (Ministry of Education)
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- 2026-03-26
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- gold
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- 10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w
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@article{allodium:df5c8593f86244e5,
title = {Trainee-delivered school-based intervention with guided narrative writing for adolescent anxiety and depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial},
author = {Yixuan Wang and Muyang Li and Hui Xu and Fengjiao He and Man Li and Li Wang and Yinyin Zang},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Trainee-delivered school-based intervention with guided narrative writing for adolescent anxiety and depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial AU - Wang, Yixuan AU - Li, Muyang AU - Xu, Hui AU - He, Fengjiao AU - Li, Man AU - Wang, Li AU - Zang, Yinyin PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w ER -
APA
Wang, Y., Li, M., Xu, H., He, F., Li, M., Wang, L., & Zang, Y. (2026). Trainee-delivered school-based intervention with guided narrative writing for adolescent anxiety and depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w
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