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Effectiveness of a brief stress management intervention in male college students
Author(s) -
Kim Sunah,
Kim Hyunlye,
Lee Hyangkyu,
Lee Hyunhwa,
Noh Dabok
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12212
Subject(s) - anxiety , clinical psychology , trait anxiety , aggression , intervention (counseling) , suicidal ideation , psychology , depression (economics) , randomized controlled trial , ideation , trait , psychiatry , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , medical emergency , surgery , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , programming language , cognitive science
Purpose This study aimed to examine the effects of a brief stress management intervention on depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and aggression among Korean male college students. Design and Methods In a repeated measures design, participants were assessed before, immediately after, and 3 months after the intervention. Data of 40 experimental and 32 control participants were analyzed using linear mixed models. Findings There were significant time‐by‐group interaction effects for depression and trait anxiety, but not for state anxiety, suicidal ideation, and aggression. Practice Implications The intervention has long‐term effects for depression and trait anxiety. Future research should involve a randomized controlled trial on a larger scale.