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The present study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of the Resource Tapping technique and... more The present study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of the Resource Tapping technique and Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT). Resource Tapping is a novice method that draws on elements from the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) model and can be taught as a self-help technique. A range of self-reported measures were utilised to cover the domains of difficult behaviour, depression and personal difficulties symptoms. Twenty adolescent males, aged 12-17, were randomly assigned to either a Tapping (n=10) or a LI-CBT (n=10) group, situated in secondary school settings. The students were allocated through consecutive referrals to psychological services and parental consent was obtained. All students received up to four individual sessions over a four-month period. Mixed between-within subjects ANOVA and repeated measures ANOVA tests were utilised to test the hypotheses. Both approaches produced reduction in two out of three measures on pre- and post- assessment scores (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire pre/post mean = 20.38, df = 6.479, p = .020, Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire pre/post mean = 2.227, df = 2.190, p = .000). Treatment gains from Tapping were reached in fewer sessions. There were no significant differences between the types of intervention: both groups made improvements and no model specific therapeutic benefits were identified.
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachm... more The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design was utilised. Attachment orientations were measured with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale; mental wellbeing was measured with the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale); and relationship satisfaction was measured with the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). 118 students (50.5% female and 49.5% male), recruited through opportunity sampling, participated. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were negatively correlated with relationship satisfaction, while increased well-being was positively correlated with it. The theoretical and practical implications of the results contribute towards the effort for global improvement in affective human relationship functioning.
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachm... more The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design was utilised. Attachment orientations were measured with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale; mental wellbeing was measured with the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale); and relationship satisfaction was measured with the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). 118 students (50.5% female and 49.5% male), recruited through opportunity sampling, participated. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were negatively correlated with relationship satisfaction, while increased well-being was positively correlated with it. The theoretical and practical implications of the results contribute towards the effort for global improvement in affective human relationship functioning.
The present study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of the Resource Tapping technique and... more The present study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of the Resource Tapping technique and Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT). Resource Tapping is a novice method that draws on elements from the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) model and can be taught as a self-help technique. A range of self-reported measures were utilised to cover the domains of difficult behaviour, depression and personal difficulties symptoms. Twenty adolescent males, aged 12-17, were randomly assigned to either a Tapping (n=10) or a LI-CBT (n=10) group, situated in secondary school settings. The students were allocated through consecutive referrals to psychological services and parental consent was obtained. All students received up to four individual sessions over a four-month period. Mixed between-within subjects ANOVA and repeated measures ANOVA tests were utilised to test the hypotheses. Both approaches produced reduction in two out of three measures on pre- and post- assessment scores (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire pre/post mean = 20.38, df = 6.479, p = .020, Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire pre/post mean = 2.227, df = 2.190, p = .000). Treatment gains from Tapping were reached in fewer sessions. There were no significant differences between the types of intervention: both groups made improvements and no model specific therapeutic benefits were identified.
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachm... more The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design was utilised. Attachment orientations were measured with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale; mental wellbeing was measured with the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale); and relationship satisfaction was measured with the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). 118 students (50.5% female and 49.5% male), recruited through opportunity sampling, participated. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were negatively correlated with relationship satisfaction, while increased well-being was positively correlated with it. The theoretical and practical implications of the results contribute towards the effort for global improvement in affective human relationship functioning.
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachm... more The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design was utilised. Attachment orientations were measured with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale; mental wellbeing was measured with the WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale); and relationship satisfaction was measured with the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). 118 students (50.5% female and 49.5% male), recruited through opportunity sampling, participated. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were negatively correlated with relationship satisfaction, while increased well-being was positively correlated with it. The theoretical and practical implications of the results contribute towards the effort for global improvement in affective human relationship functioning.