针对与气候变化相关的心理痛苦的个体,通过互联网提供量身定制的认知行为疗法:试点随机对照试验
Nike Lindhe1, Amanda Bengtsson1, Emma Byggeth1
1Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Behaviour research and therapy
|November 25, 2023
概括
一项试点研究发现,通过互联网提供的认知行为疗法 (ICBT) 显著减少了因气候变化担忧而产生的心理痛苦. 这种新的干预措施改善了心理健康,但没有对亲环境行为产生负面影响.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 意识到气候变化会对心理健康产生负面影响,即使对那些没有受到直接影响的人来说也是如此.
- 针对应对气候变化相关困境的干预措施的实证证据有限.
- 与气候变化相关的心理痛苦是一个新兴的公共卫生问题.
研究的目的:
- 调查一种新的互联网交付认知行为疗法 (ICBT) 程序的有效性.
- 评估ICBT对关注气候变化的个人心理痛苦和福祉的影响.
- 评估ICBT是否影响亲环境行为.
主要方法:
- 一项试点随机对照试验 (RCT) 涉及60名参与者.
- 参与者被随机分配到8周的治疗师支持的ICBT或等待名单对照组.
- 主要结局包括抑郁症状,压力和生活质量;次要结局包括焦虑,失眠,气候困扰,环保行为和酒精使用.
主要成果:
- 与对照组相比,ICBT组在抑郁症 (d=0.87),压力 (d=0.76),生活质量 (d=0.79) 和与气候变化相关的痛苦 (d=0.79) 方面显示出中等到大的显著改善.
- 在焦虑,失眠,环保行为或酒精使用方面,两组之间没有发现显著差异.
- 量身定制的ICBT在减少与气候变化相关的心理痛苦方面表现出有效性.
结论:
- 治疗师支持的ICBT是一种有希望的干预措施,用于减轻因气候变化担忧而产生的心理痛苦.
- 这些发现表明,ICBT可以提高心理健康,而不会影响对亲环境行动的参与.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现在更大,更多样化的群体中.
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