Table 3.
Criterion | Flinchbaugh et al. (2012) | Present Study | Rationale for adaptation |
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Duration of intervention | 12 weeks | 8 weeks | To fit the module within the schools’ academic timeline; is a usual practice in community based research in school settings (e.g., Foret et al., 2012) |
Frequency of introducing new stress management technique | Every 3 weeks |
Every 2 weeks (each technique over two sessions: 1- Introduction, & 2- Practice & Reinforcement) |
In view of participants being younger students at a different developmental stage than those in the original study |
Medium of journaling | Online | Children friendly hard copy journal booklets | Participants’ age and logistics available in participating schools |
Facilitator | Different facilitators across all four groups |
Common facilitator across all four groups |
Recommended by Flinchbaugh et al. (2012) in order to diminish the effect of potential differences due to different facilitators |