Promoting Psychosocial Adjustment and Stress Management in First-Year College Students: The Benefits of Engagement in a Psychosocial Wellness Seminar
Promoting Psychosocial Adjustment and Stress Management in First-Year College Students: The Benefits of Engagement in a Psychosocial Wellness Seminar
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DOI：
10.1080/07448481.2012.754757
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发表时间：
2013-02-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Bryant, Fred B.
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作者：
Conley, Colleen S.;Travers, Lea V.;Bryant, Fred B.
目的/方法：本研究采用为期8个月的前瞻性准实验设计，对2009年至2011年为一年级大学生举办的心理社会健康研讨会的效果进行评估。参与者/结果：与参加替代研讨会的对照组(n=22)相比，干预参与者(n=29)在基线上没有差异，但报告在干预过程中在心理社会适应和压力管理方面有显著改善。此外，干预参与度的特定方面(出勤率和学生评定的技能练习，但不是教学掌握或辅导员评定的技能练习)对有益结果的预测存在差异：(1)心理社会适应(心理社会幸福感增加，心理痛苦减少)，调整这些结果的基线水平后；(2)与大学有关的压力管理(较低的大学相关压力，更好地适应大学)；以及(3)心理社会调整和压力管理方面的感知改善。结论：这项研究表明，在这一发展的关键时刻，促进大学生心理社会适应和压力管理的计划努力是有希望的途径。
Objective/Methods: This research evaluates the effectiveness of a psychosocial wellness seminar for first-year college students, from 2009 to 2011, using an 8-month prospective quasi-experimental design. Participants/Results: Compared with controls (n = 22) involved in an alternative seminar, intervention participants (n = 29) showed no differences at baseline, but reported significantly greater perceived improvements over the course of the intervention, in psychosocial adjustment and stress management. Furthermore, specific aspects of intervention engagement (attendance and student-rated skills practice, but not didactic mastery or facilitator-rated skills practice) differentially predicted beneficial outcomes: (1) psychosocial adjustment (increases in psychosocial well-being, decreases in psychological distress), after adjusting for baseline levels of these outcomes; (2) college-related stress management (lower college-related stress, greater adaptation to college); and (3) perceived improvements in psychosocial adjustment and stress management. Conclusions: This research indicates promising avenues for programmatic efforts to promote psychosocial adjustment and stress management in college students, during this critical developmental juncture.