An Intervention for Fifth and Sixth Graders at Risk for Depression

An intervention for fifth and sixth graders at risk for depression taught students to identify their pessimistic beliefs, examine the evidence for and against the beliefs, and generate more realistic alternatives. Which of the following statements best describes the outcome?

A) Children in the training reported greater levels of depression at the end of the trials.
B) Children in the training reported lower levels of depression at the end of the trial and two years later.
C) Children in the training reported lower levels of depression at the end of the trial, but greater levels of depression two years later.
D) There were no differences in levels of depression across conditions.