Effectiveness of School-Based Depression Prevention Interventions: An Overview of Systematic Reviews With Meta-Analyses on Depression Outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorGrant, Sean
dc.contributor.authorSchweer-Collins, Maria
dc.contributor.authorDay, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorTrevino, Shaina D.
dc.contributor.authorSteinka-Fry, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorTanner-Smith, Emily E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-13T20:33:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-13T20:33:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-30
dc.description20 pages
dc.description.abstractObjective: This overview aims to summarize systematic reviews with meta-analyses estimating the effects of school-based depression prevention interventions on depression outcomes. Method: We conducted electronic searches (Australian Education Index, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I, Pubmed, Social Science Premium Collection), hand-searched key journals, and conducted backward and forward citation chasing to identify eligible reviews. Two reviewers independently screened records, assessed full texts for eligibility, and collected data. We narratively summarized review findings and quantified the overlap of primary studies across systematic reviews using Corrected Covered Area. Results: We identified 29 eligible systematic reviews with 472 included primary studies overall (Mdn = 35, range = 4–137). Only 177 primary studies (37%) were included in more than one review (Corrected Covered Area = 6%). We rated all reviews as low (10%) or critically low (90%) quality on A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews–2, and most reviews (86%) at high risk of bias on Risk Of Bias In Systematic reviews. Reviews mostly suggest school-based depression prevention interventions may have modest average positive impacts on depression-related outcomes—both overall and for specific stages of prevention, school levels and student ages, and specific program manuals and intervention types. However, some reviews did not detect effects, and most reviews noted concerns about primary study quality, heterogeneity, and publication bias in this body of evidence. Conclusions: School-based depression prevention interventions may be beneficial on average, though existing reviews have important methodological limitations. A living systematic review conducted according to methodological best practice could provide timely, relevant, and rigorous evidence for educational decision making.
dc.identifier.citationGrant, S., Schweer-Collins, M., Day, E., Trevino, S. D., Steinka-Fry, K., & Tanner-Smith, E. E. (2024). Effectiveness of school-based depression prevention interventions: An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses on depression outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000930
dc.identifier.doihttps://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2025-60428-001.html
dc.identifier.issn0022-006X
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-3022
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-9107
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-0762
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4046-1210
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2201-9090
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5313-0664
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/30328
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectdepression, meta-analysis, overview, prevention, school
dc.titleEffectiveness of School-Based Depression Prevention Interventions: An Overview of Systematic Reviews With Meta-Analyses on Depression Outcomes
dc.typeArticle

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