TY - JOUR
T1 - Quasi-Experimental Study Comparing CBT, MBCT, Activity-Based Supportive Counselling for Hong Kong Delinquent Youth
AU - Wong, Daniel Fu Keung
AU - Cheung, Yves Cho Ho
AU - Huang, Yu-Te
AU - Tam, Cherry Hau Lin
AU - Chan, Wilson Man Ho
AU - Yeung, Kenneth Kin Wa
N1 - Funding Information:
Special thanks should be given to the D. H. Chen Foundation for sponsoring this Project E.Positive (“Education and Counselling Service for Youth with Deviant Behaviour and Mental Health Issue”) which was conducted and operated by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Youth Crime Prevention Centre. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was funded by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - This study compared Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Activity-based Supportive Counselling (treatment-as-usual; TAU) for reducing delinquency, psychological risk factors, mental health symptoms, and improving the quality of life among at-risk youths in Hong Kong outreaching social services. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, non-custodial youths with delinquency and mental health issues underwent eight sessions of CBT (n = 24), MBCT (n = 30), or TAU (n = 61). Results: Dependent-sample t-test showed CBT reduced mental health symptoms and delinquency. TAU reduced mental health symptoms and improved quality of life. MBCT resulted in no significant change. Time x group ANCOVA underscored TAU in improving quality of life. Hierarchical linear regression showed decreases in delinquency and mental health symptoms mediated by decreases in psychological risk factors. Discussion: Results suggest that outreaching social service agencies in Hong Kong could enhance their intervention by augmenting the sports and leisure activities of TAU with structured CBT programs.
AB - This study compared Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Activity-based Supportive Counselling (treatment-as-usual; TAU) for reducing delinquency, psychological risk factors, mental health symptoms, and improving the quality of life among at-risk youths in Hong Kong outreaching social services. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, non-custodial youths with delinquency and mental health issues underwent eight sessions of CBT (n = 24), MBCT (n = 30), or TAU (n = 61). Results: Dependent-sample t-test showed CBT reduced mental health symptoms and delinquency. TAU reduced mental health symptoms and improved quality of life. MBCT resulted in no significant change. Time x group ANCOVA underscored TAU in improving quality of life. Hierarchical linear regression showed decreases in delinquency and mental health symptoms mediated by decreases in psychological risk factors. Discussion: Results suggest that outreaching social service agencies in Hong Kong could enhance their intervention by augmenting the sports and leisure activities of TAU with structured CBT programs.
KW - cognitive-behavioral therapy
KW - mindfulness
KW - outreaching social work
KW - youth delinquency
KW - youth mental health
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U2 - 10.1177/10497315221077651
DO - 10.1177/10497315221077651
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 32
SP - 567
EP - 582
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 5
ER -
