一个通过互联网提供的接受和承诺治疗计划,用于焦虑影响,抑郁和幸福:一个随机,并行,两组,等候名单受控试验在中东大学生样本中的大学生
Zahir Vally1, Harshil Shah1, Sabina-Ioana Varga1
1Department of Clinical Psychology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
PloS one
|December 5, 2024
概括
通过互联网提供的接受和承诺疗法 (ACT) 有效地减少了中东大学生的焦虑和改善了他们的幸福感. 这种数字心理健康干预表明,它有望在这个人口中克服寻求帮助的障碍.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 心理健康技术 心理健康技术
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 年轻人,特别是大学生,面临着焦虑和抑郁的高风险.
- 中东环境中的社会文化因素可能会阻碍寻求心理帮助.
- 通过互联网提供的,自我指导的心理健康计划提供了一个潜在的解决方案来弥合这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 开发和测试基于接受和承诺疗法 (ACT) 提供的互联网程序的可行性和有效性.
- 评估该计划对中东环境中的大学生焦虑和幸福感的影响.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个由4个模块组成的,通过互联网交付的ACT课程.
- 进行了一项随机对照试验,共有129名参与者,将ACT计划与等候名单对照进行了比较.
- 评估包括一般性焦虑,社会焦虑,抑郁影响,以及基线和干预后的福祉.
主要成果:
- 该ACT干预措施在减少普遍焦虑方面表现出有效性.
- 该干预措施还有效地缓解了社会焦虑.
- 在干预组中观察到整体幸福感的显著改善.
结论:
- 通过互联网提供的ACT是中东背景下大学生可行的和有效的心理健康干预措施.
- 这种方法有望增加在传统服务面临障碍的地方获得心理健康支持的机会.
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