Doing anger differently: two controlled trials of percussion group psychotherapy for adolescent reactive aggression

Title: Doing anger differently: two controlled trials of percussion group psychotherapy for adolescent reactive aggression
Creator: Currie, Michael; Startup, Mike
Relation: Journal of Adolescence Vol. 35, Issue 4, p. 843-853
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.12.003
Publisher: Academic Press
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: This study evaluates efficacy and effectiveness of ‘Doing Anger Differently’ (DAD), a group treatment for reactively aggressive 12–15 year old males. DAD uses percussion exercises to aid treatment. Study 1 compared a ten-week treatment with a waitlist control at pre, post and 6 month (treatment group only) follow-up. Study 2 replicated Study 1, but also followed up controls at 6 months. In study 1 (N = 54) the treatment resulted in lowered trait anger (Cohen’s d = −1.3), aggression-reports (d = −1.0) and depression (d = −0.6), and increased self-esteem (d = 0.6), all maintained at six months. In study 2 (N = 65), aggression-reports fell to one fifth of pre-treatment levels at nine months follow-up (d = −1.2), with lowered trait anger (d = −0.4) and anger expression (d = −0.3) post-treatment.
Subject: adolescent; aggression; anger; male; music therapy
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1311144
Identifier: uon:22158
Identifier: ISSN:0140-1971
Language: eng
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