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Studies (8)

  1. Paper

    One-to-one therapy at school helped struggling teenagers put things off less
    TestedHelped

    Weekly one-to-one talks on unhelpful thoughts, stress and solving problems helped teens put things off less than waiting.

    Randomised trial of 129 struggling teenagers at school in Pakistan · vs teenagers who waited 8 weeks · they rated themselves · ⚠ many people dropped out; only counted people who finished; numbers unreliable; results look too good to be true

  2. Paper

    Teens put things off less after group therapy, but nobody compared groups
    UsedNo comparison

    After eight weekly group sessions on unhelpful thoughts, teens put things off less, but no other group was checked.

    Small randomised trial of 60 teens of mothers in addiction recovery · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable; groups weren't properly compared

  3. Paper

    After a ten-session course on bouncing back, students said they put off schoolwork less
    TestedHelped

    Students who had ten lessons on negative thoughts and planning said they put off schoolwork less than untrained students.

    Small randomised trial of 30 secondary school students in Iran · vs students who got nothing · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

  4. Paper

    Two kinds of mind training did not cut putting things off more than none
    TestedNo difference

    Nine sessions on coping with not knowing what comes next did not cut putting things off more than none.

    Small randomised trial of 45 final-year schoolgirls in Iran who put things off · vs students who got no training · they rated themselves · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

  5. Paper

    Two group therapies cut putting off schoolwork in schoolgirls after floods
    TestedHelped

    Girls who had nine weekly group sessions on unhelpful thoughts put things off less than girls who got nothing.

    Small randomised trial of 60 schoolgirls with trauma stress after floods · vs girls who got no treatment · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

  6. Paper

    An online life-skills course helped teenage boys put off schoolwork less
    TestedHelped

    Teenage boys who took a ten-session online life-skills course put off schoolwork less than boys who got nothing.

    Small randomised trial of 30 teenage boys in Tehran · vs boys who got nothing · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

  7. Paper

    A day of group therapy didn't clearly help students put things off less
    TestedNo difference

    A day of group therapy on thoughts and problems worked no better for putting things off than a plain course.

    Small randomised trial of 43 Chinese students with high internet addiction scores · vs a training course on internet addiction · they rated themselves · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

  8. Paper

    Two group programmes helped burned-out schoolgirls put things off less, equally well
    TestedHelped

    Eight group sessions on unhelpful thoughts and solving problems also helped girls put things off less than nothing.

    Small randomised trial of 45 schoolgirls in Iran burned out by school · vs girls who got nothing until the study ended · they rated themselves

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