An online peer support program to improve mental health among university students: A randomized controlled trial.

IF 17.7 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-09 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2022.2099224

Simon Grégoire, Frédérique Beaulieu, Lise Lachance, Thérèse Bouffard, Carole Vezeau, Michel Perreault

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Abstract

Despite recent calls for more peer support initiatives aimed at promoting mental health in postsecondary institutions, those initiatives remain scarce. In this study, a multisite randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the effect of an online peer support intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy using mental health and school indicators. Undergraduate students were recruited in three Canadian universities and randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 54) or a wait-list control group (n = 53). Compared to control participants, those who took part in the program self-reported reduced psychological inflexibility, stress, anxiety and depression, and increased psychological flexibility and well-being. The intervention had no effect on academic satisfaction and engagement. These results were found both in completer and intent-to-treat samples. The findings provide evidence that peer support may be a beneficial adjunct to mental health interventions offered to college and university students.

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改善大学生心理健康的在线同伴支持计划：随机对照试验

尽管最近有人呼吁在中学后教育机构中开展更多旨在促进心理健康的同伴互助活动，但这些活动仍然很少。本研究设计了一项多地点随机对照试验，利用心理健康和学校指标来评估基于接纳与承诺疗法的在线同伴支持干预的效果。在加拿大三所大学招募了本科生，并将他们随机分配到干预组（54 人）或候补对照组（53 人）。与对照组相比，参加干预计划的学生自我报告心理不灵活程度、压力、焦虑和抑郁有所减轻，心理灵活性和幸福感有所提高。干预措施对学习满意度和参与度没有影响。这些结果既出现在完成者样本中，也出现在意向治疗样本中。研究结果证明，同伴互助可以作为心理健康干预的有益辅助手段，为大专院校学生提供帮助。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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