Effects of main components of a targeted prevention program for depressive and anxious symptoms during the transition to higher education

IF 1.3 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee Pub Date : 2024-02-24 DOI:10.1016/j.erap.2024.100981

D. Marcotte, C.J. Starrs, J. Chicoine, S. Lapierre

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Abstract

Introduction

The current study assessed the effectiveness of the main components of the targeted prevention (TP) intervention of a multilevel prevention program for depression and anxiety in college students.

Objective

The TP intervention includes ten ninety-minute workshops for groups of five to ten students who reported significant anxious or depressive symptoms during an initial universal prevention (UP) intervention.

Method

Participants were 307 students, aged 16 to 30. Measures of intrapersonal risk and resiliency factors, including cognitive distortions, mindfulness principles and practice, managing anxiety, mental illness literacy, and the development of personal goals and values were collected. Latent growth models provided strong support for the effectiveness of the intervention, with a greater reduction in depressive symptoms in the experimental group than the comparison group.

Results

Although the model was not significant for anxious symptoms, a significant finding in the experimental individual model indicated a sizeable reduction in anxious symptoms from Time 1 to Time 3. Examination of the program determinants revealed significant changes in those that participated in the program compared to the comparison group that did not.

Conclusion

The beneficial effects of the implementation of multilevel prevention programs in college students and the study limitations are discussed.

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升学期间抑郁和焦虑症状针对性预防计划主要内容的效果

导言：本研究评估了针对大学生抑郁和焦虑的多层次预防计划中目标预防（TP）干预的主要内容的有效性。目标预防干预包括十个九十分钟的研讨会，针对在最初的普遍预防（UP）干预中报告有明显焦虑或抑郁症状的五到十名学生组成的小组。收集了个人内部风险和复原力因素的测量数据，包括认知扭曲、正念原则和实践、焦虑管理、精神疾病知识以及个人目标和价值观的发展。结果尽管该模型对焦虑症状的影响并不显著，但实验性个体模型的显著发现表明，从时间 1 到时间 3，焦虑症状明显减少。对项目决定因素的研究表明，与未参加项目的对比组相比，参加项目的人的焦虑症状发生了显著变化。

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European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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期刊介绍： The aim of the Revue européenne de Psychologie appliquée / European Review of Applied Psychology is to promote high-quality applications of psychology to all areas of specialization, and to foster exchange among researchers and professionals. Its policy is to attract a wide range of contributions, including empirical research, overviews of target issues, case studies, descriptions of instruments for research and diagnosis, and theoretical work related to applied psychology. In all cases, authors will refer to published and verificable facts, whether established in the study being reported or in earlier publications.