Stress management

Ong, Lephuong; Linden, Wolfgang; Young, Sandra

doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00128-4

Cited by 52Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsStress and Burnout Research

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Stress management

Ong, Lephuong, Linden, Wolfgang, Young, Sandra·2004·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

DOI 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00128-4

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Stress management (SM) is a widely used term with a seemingly obvious meaning. The research literature contains many studies evaluating its effectiveness, but it is not clear how many different forms of SM exist and how efficacious they are for which target problem. One hundred and fifty-three studies on SM were analyzed to determine consensus in definitions and therapy protocols. Results showed that a typical delivery format exists (mostly group form, 8-10 sessions in length and multitechnique), but the number of techniques used was very large, techniques were inconsistently labeled are often poorly described. It is concluded that in outcome research, the term "stress management" is operationally defined with such variability that comparisons of SM outcome studies are not meaningful at this time.

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Authors: Ong, L., Linden, W., & Young, S.
Affiliations: University of British Columbia (CA)
Corresponding author: Linden, Wolfgang
ORCID: Linden, Wolfgang
Venue: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2004-01
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Pages: 133-137
ISSN: 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00128-4
OpenAlex: W1923677330
Cited by: 52
References: 17
Citations by year: 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 3.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
York University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords: stress management, treatment protocols, group intervention, outcomes research, stress management strategies
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Arousal, Biofeedback, Psychology, Humans, Relaxation Therapy, Stress, Psychological, Treatment Outcome

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