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Volume 10, Issue 1, kicks off the 10th year of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. We are proud to share four research studies that continue to build a strong empirical base for child and adolescent counseling and continue the mission of JCAC and the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling. In effort to keep moving JCAC forward, the articles presented in this issue all reflect guidelines and recommendations from our special issue on outcome and evidence-based research (Belser et al., Citation2023; Dillman Taylor & Belser, Citation2023).
Weaver and Swank (Citation2023) presented a quasi-experimental study evaluating differences in high school students’ problematic social media use and other variables after participating in a five-week mindfulness-based intervention. Similarly, Kempf et al. (Citation2024) conducted a qualitative analysis with 5th grade students who had participated in one of three small groups built on a mindfulness-based curriculum. The findings of both studies build on the evidence base of school counseling interventions that incorporate mindfulness activities.
Peck et al. (Citation2024) evaluated gender differences in elementary students’ defending behaviors after participating in a bullying bystander intervention. Their findings provide context to self-esteem and fear of negative evaluation as moderating variables, noting unique differences based on gender.
Attia et al. (Citation2024) conducted a comprehensive critical analysis of 20 years of peer-reviewed counseling research on immigrant children and adolescents. They offered broad themes observed across studies and provided recommendations for counseling practice and research.
As we continue the 10th year of JCAC, the editorial team invites manuscript submissions that support the mission of the journal. Authors are encouraged to review our quantitative best practices article (Dillman Taylor & Belser, Citation2023) when preparing submissions. A similar resource for qualitative submissions is forthcoming.
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References
- Attia, M., Parker, M., Tang, S., dePont, M., & Wu, K. (2024). A critical analysis of immigrant children and adolescents in U.S. professional counseling literature. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2303930
- Belser, C. T., Dillman Taylor, D., McRoberts, R., & Sami, W. (2023). Introduction to the special issue: Outcome and evidence-based research with children and adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 67–71. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229218
- Dillman Taylor, D., & Belser, C. T. (2023). Best practices in child and adolescent counseling research: The path forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 72–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2229717
- Kempf, K., Havlik, S., Yee, T., & Schmidt, C. (2024). “You feel a lot of different emotions:” Examining a mindfulness-based group for elementary school students. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2265764
- Peck, M., Doumas, D. M., & Midgett, A. (2024). Gender differences in defending behavior among elementary school students trained in a bullying bystander intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2281041
- Weaver, J. L., & Swank, J. M. (2023). A mindfulness-based intervention for adolescent social media users: A quasi-experimental study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2266895