| resumeang: A meta-analytic review of outcome studies of group treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents was conducted to establish a quantitative measure of group treatment effectiveness for this population. The psychological literature was searched for studies which met the following criteria: The effectiveness of group treatment for sexually abused children or adolescents was investigated, results were based on empirical measures, and sufficient statistical information was reported to calculate effect sizes (ESs). This search resulted in 15 studies. Overall ESs were then calculated for each study and an overall mean ES across studies was calculated. Additionally, ESs were compared to assess for effects of group characteristics, response perspectives, and type of outcome variables used. The overall mean ES across studies was.79. ES comparisons based on response perspective and outcome variable groupings yielded no significant differences. While statistically insignificant, a trend of larger ESs for groups comprised exclusively of females was found. Results suggest that effective group treatments for sexually abused children and adolescents do exist. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved): |
