Effects of a single-session, online, experiential happiness workshop on graduate student mental health and wellness

IF 0.8 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
John Sommers-Flanagan, Jayna Mumbauer-Pisano, Daniel Salois, Kristen Byrne
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Graduate students regularly experience anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression, but little research exists on how to support their mental health. We evaluated the effects of a single-session, online, synchronous, happiness workshop on graduate student well-being, mental health, and physical health. Forty-five students participated in a quasi-experimental study. Students attended a synchronous 2.5-h online happiness workshop, or a no-workshop control condition. After workshop completion and as compared with no-treatment controls, participants reported significant reductions in depression symptoms but no significant changes on seven other measures. At 6 months, participants reported further reductions in depression symptoms. Moreover, across four open-ended questions, 37.0%–48.1% of workshop participants (a) recalled workshop tools, (b) found them useful, (c) had been practicing them regularly, and (d) used them in sessions with clients. Despite study limitations, single-session, synchronous, online, happiness workshops may have salutatory effects on graduate student mental health. Additional research is needed.

单次在线体验式幸福讲习班对研究生心理健康和幸福感的影响
研究生经常会出现焦虑、睡眠障碍和抑郁等症状,但有关如何帮助他们保持心理健康的研究却很少。我们评估了单次、在线、同步、快乐工作坊对研究生幸福感、心理健康和身体健康的影响。45 名学生参加了一项准实验研究。学生们参加了为期 2.5 小时的同步在线幸福工作坊,或不参加工作坊的对照组。研修班结束后,与未参加研修班的对照组相比,参加者的抑郁症状明显减轻,但其他七项指标没有明显变化。6 个月后,参与者的抑郁症状进一步减轻。此外,在四个开放式问题中,37.0%-48.1% 的研修班学员(a)回忆起研修班工具,(b)认为这些工具很有用,(c)经常练习这些工具,以及(d)在与客户的会谈中使用这些工具。尽管研究存在局限性,但单次、同步、在线的幸福感工作坊可能会对研究生的心理健康产生有益的影响。还需要进行更多的研究。
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Journal of Humanistic Counseling
Journal of Humanistic Counseling PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-
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1.50
自引率
22.20%
发文量
30
期刊介绍: The Journal of Humanistic Counseling (JHC) explores humanistic counseling and development and research and critical reviews emphasize innovative programs and practices to promote tolerance, nurture diversity, and uphold human rights.
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