Effects of Zippy's Friends' Programme on Young Children's Use of Coping Strategies Across Situations

Zippy's Friends (ZF) is an international programme designed to promote young children's emotional and social competence. The study aims at examining the effectiveness of ZF programme in developing children's coping strategies. It was expected children who participated in ZF would use significantly more positive coping strategies and show significant improvement in recognizing difficult feelings. In order to evaluate whether ZF's programme can help children to improve their coping skills, teachers are asked to state whether they have noticed change in the children who experienced the programme and children's used of coping strategies before and after attending the programme will be compared.

Funding Source: HK Private Fund - Charities/Foundations^^