Resumen :
En Colombia los comportamientos externalizados e internalizados en niños son de alta prevalencia, e interfieren en su adaptación personal, escolar
y social. Esto justifica las intervenciones psicológicas eficaces para su manejo. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la eficacia de un programa de
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Psychological intervention for externalizing and internalizing behaviors in children aged 8 to 12 years. In Colombia, externalizing and internalizing
behaviors in children are highly prevalent and interfere in their personal, school and social adaptation. This justifies effective psychological interventions
for its management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention program (called “Programa Entre Tres”)
aimed at parents, children and teachers for the management of externalized and internalized behaviors in children from 8 to 12 years of age in Bogotá,
Colombia. This study used a pretest-posttest design, without a control group. Through a semi-structured interview and the questionnaire “childhood
behavior check list” [CBCL]. A total of 207 children were evaluated (M = 9.81; SD = 1.25; 48% children); of them, 49 met the inclusion criteria of age
8 to 12 years, presence of internalizing or externalizing behaviors, and parental consent. Twenty-two parents, 13 children and 14 teachers completed
a 9-session program that emphasizes the beliefs, expectations and attributions of adults about children, and it trains in the principles of social learning,
self-control, empathy, self-regulation, cognitive flexibility and problem solving. A significant decrease was found, with a medium size effect, in the total behaviors
measured by the CBCL (p < .01; r = .33, d = .70), total of externalizing behaviors (p < .01; r = .55), in withdrawn / depressive (p < .01; r = .29; d
= .61) and aggressive behavior (p < .01; r = .66), and a large size effect in social problems (p <.01; r = .39; d = .87). Multidimensional, multicomponent
and tetrad psychological interventions as the one evaluated in this pilot study, are probably a good alternative for the management of these behaviors.
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