Surviving and Thriving During Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing a Brief Web -Based Therapist-Assisted Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention Versus Waitlist Control for College Students
Surviving and Thriving During Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing a Brief Web -Based Therapist-Assisted Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention Versus Waitlist Control for College Students
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在压力中生存和发展: 基于网络的简短治疗师辅助接受行为干预与大学生候补名单对照的随机临床试验比较
DOI:
10.1016/j.beth.2018.05.009
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发表时间:
2018-11-01
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3.7
通讯作者:
Roemer, Lizabeth
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作者:
Eustis, Elizabeth H.;Hayes-Skelton, Sarah A.;Roemer, Lizabeth
The high rates of anxiety in college students and the many barriers to accessing evidence-based care in communities and on campuses indicate a clear need to explore ways to increase access to evidence-based treatments. Web-based interventions and preventions are one way to bridge this gap; they hold the potential to decrease mental health disparities and enhance student functioning. The current RCT examined the acceptability and efficacy of a 3-session web-based therapist-assisted acceptance-based behavioral intervention targeting anxiety (Surviving and Thriving During Stress) for college students versus a waitlist (WL) control condition, in a sample of racially and ethnically diverse college students. Overall, participants rated the program as helpful and acceptable. Mixed-effects regression models (MRMs) were run in SPSS to examine the effects of time, condition, and Condition x Time on outcomes and hypothesized mechanisms. Significant Condition x Time interactions for general anxiety, depression, and quality of life (QOL) emerged, suggesting that SATDS participants reported significantly greater changes on these outcomes from pre- to posttreatment versus WL. However, interaction effects were nonsignificant for anxious arousal and social anxiety. MRMs examining hypothesized mechanisms revealed significant Condition x Time interactions for experiential avoidance, decentering, and values-based living. However, interaction effects were nonsignificant for mindfulness. All significant gains were maintained at 1-month follow-up, with the exception of QOL. Results contribute to the growing literature on the acceptability and efficacy of web-based approaches, and suggest these approaches can be effective for diverse college students, and may provide a unique platform to increase access to evidence-based care.