The effect of emotion regulation training on anxiety in college students in Egypt (Randomized control trial).

IF 1.6 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Public Health Research Pub Date : 2025-06-21 eCollection Date: 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1177/22799036251347030

Amani Safwat ElBarazi

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Abstract

Background: The important role of Emotion Regulation in managing stress and anxiety is well recognized.

Aims: (1) assessing the level of anxiety, and the level of difficulties in emotion regulation among University Students during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), (2) investigating the effect of the emotional regulation training program on the anxiety of University Students during COVID-19.

Methods: In part, I, 863 students at the British university in Egypt were assessed for their anxiety, difficulties in emotion regulation, and the general impact of COVID-19 on their lives. The students completed Beck Anxiety Inventory and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Part II was a Randomized Control Trial using a pre-assessment and a post-assessment. A voluntary sample of 200 students was randomly assigned to either a group that received emotion regulation training or a control group. The training program is an adapted version of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training. The training program includes mindfulness, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills through eight 90-min group sessions.

Results: In Part I: The mean Beck Anxiety Inventory's total score among students was 22.27 (SD = 13.6). Severe anxiety was reported by 39.9% of the students, and the mean difficulties in emotion regulation scale's total score was 75.1 (SD = 23.24). In Part II, after the intervention, students in the experimental group, in comparison to the control group, resulted in significantly greater reductions in anxiety (the effect size, d = 0.53, p < 0.001) and significantly greater reductions in difficulties in emotion regulation (the effect size, d = 0.85, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The study findings indicate that training in emotional regulation considerably lowered students' anxiety. It is recommended to teach the university students emotions regulation skills to improve their academic performance, enhance general well-being, and lower the risk of mental health concerns.

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情绪调节训练对埃及大学生焦虑的影响（随机对照试验）。

背景：情绪调节在压力和焦虑管理中的重要作用已得到充分认识。目的：(1)评估2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）期间大学生的焦虑水平和情绪调节困难程度；(2)调查情绪调节训练方案对2019冠状病毒病期间大学生焦虑的影响。方法：对埃及英国大学的863名学生的焦虑、情绪调节困难以及COVID-19对他们生活的总体影响进行了评估。学生完成贝克焦虑量表和情绪调节困难量表。第二部分是采用预评估和后评估的随机对照试验。自愿抽样的200名学生被随机分配到接受情绪调节训练的一组和对照组。该培训项目是辩证行为疗法技能培训的改编版。培训项目包括正念、情绪调节和解决问题的能力，通过8个90分钟的小组会议进行。结果：第一部分：学生贝克焦虑量表总分平均为22.27分（SD = 13.6）。39.9%的学生存在严重焦虑，情绪调节困难量表总分平均为75.1分（SD = 23.24）。在第二部分中，实验组学生的焦虑水平在干预后显著高于对照组（效应量，d = 0.53, p d = 0.85, p）。结论：本研究结果表明情绪调节训练显著降低了学生的焦虑水平。建议对大学生进行情绪调节技能的教学，以提高其学习成绩，增强整体幸福感，降低心理健康问题的风险。

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Journal of Public Health Research PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.70

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4.30%

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116

审稿时长

10 weeks

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