The Evaluation of a Mind/Body Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress and Perceived Stress in College Students.

Autor: Deckro, Gloria R., Ballinger, Keli M., Hoyt, Michael, Wilcher, Marilyn, Dusek, Jeffery, Myers, Patricia, Greenberg, Beth, Rosenthal, David S., Benson, Herbert
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Zdroj: Journal of American College Health; May2002, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p281, 8p
Abstrakt: Abstract. The authors examined the effect of a 6-week mind/body intervention on college students' psychological distress, anxiety, and perception of stress. One hundred twenty-eight students were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 63) or a waitlist control group (n = 65). The experimental group received 6 90-minute group-training sessions in the relaxation response and cognitive behavioral skills. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to assess the students' psychological state before and after the intervention. Ninety students (70% of the initial sample) completed the postassessment measure. Significantly greater reductions in psychological distress, state anxiety, and perceived stress were found in the experimental group. This brief mind/body training may be useful as a preventive intervention for college students, according to the authors, who called for further research to determine whether the observed treatment effect can be sustained over a longer period of time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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