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The Evaluation of a Mind/Body Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress and Perceived Stress in College Students

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Deckro, Gloria R., Ballinger, Keli M., Hoyt, Michael, Wilcher, Marilyn, Dusek, Jeffery, Myers, Patricia, Greenberg, Beth, Rosenthal, David S., Benson, Herbert·2002·Journal of American College Health
DOI 10.1080/07448480209603446
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The authors examined the effect of a 6-week mind/body intervention on college students' psychological distress, anxiety, and perception of stress. One hundred twenty-eight students were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 63) or a waitlist control group (n = 65). The experimental group received 6 90-minute group-training sessions in the relaxation response and cognitive behavioral skills. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to assess the students' psychological state before and after the intervention. Ninety students (70% of the initial sample) completed the postassessment measure. Significantly greater reductions in psychological distress, state anxiety, and perceived stress were found in the experimental group. This brief mind/body training may be useful as a preventive intervention for college students, according to the authors, who called for further research to determine whether the observed treatment effect can be sustained over a longer period of time.

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Authors
Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M., Wilcher, M., Dusek, J., Myers, P., Greenberg, B., Rosenthal, D. S., & Benson, H.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of American College Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2002-05
Volume
50
Issue
6
Pages
281-287
ISSN
  • 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
  • 0744-8481
  • 1940-3208
DOI
10.1080/07448480209603446
OpenAlex
W2081530509
Cited by
353
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
mind-body interventions, psychological distress, perceived stress, state anxiety, university students, relaxation response, cognitive-behavioral techniques, group training, preventive interventions, stress reduction
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Stress, Psychological, Students, United States, Universities, Treatment Outcome, Mind-Body Therapies

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