Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial
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Resumo: | University students are particularly vulnerable to stress due to the demands of higher education and the developmental transition from adolescence to adulthood. The adverse effects of prolonged stress responses highlight the importance of the development of coping skills. Relaxation appears as a tool capable of restoring the resources depleted by stress and increasing positive emotions, cultivating also self-compassion. This study aimed (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a relaxation training program in university students, using a randomized controlled trial comparing an active control group (exposed to listening to relaxing music) and a passive control groups (without any intervention), considering the changes over time in depression, anxiety and stress; (2) to examine how self compassion and subjective happiness contributed to depression, anxiety and stress in the full sample; (3) and to examine the moderating role of self-compassion in the association between happiness and depression, anxiety and stress. Anxiety and stress increased for participants in the relaxation training program, alluding to the possible side effects of the initial practice. Higher levels of self-compassion and subjective happiness were both associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Programs aimed at increasing self-compassion and subjective happiness seem to be relevant to promote students’ mental health. |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trialRelaxationUniversity studentsDistressSelf-compassionSubjective happinessUniversity students are particularly vulnerable to stress due to the demands of higher education and the developmental transition from adolescence to adulthood. The adverse effects of prolonged stress responses highlight the importance of the development of coping skills. Relaxation appears as a tool capable of restoring the resources depleted by stress and increasing positive emotions, cultivating also self-compassion. This study aimed (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a relaxation training program in university students, using a randomized controlled trial comparing an active control group (exposed to listening to relaxing music) and a passive control groups (without any intervention), considering the changes over time in depression, anxiety and stress; (2) to examine how self compassion and subjective happiness contributed to depression, anxiety and stress in the full sample; (3) and to examine the moderating role of self-compassion in the association between happiness and depression, anxiety and stress. Anxiety and stress increased for participants in the relaxation training program, alluding to the possible side effects of the initial practice. Higher levels of self-compassion and subjective happiness were both associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Programs aimed at increasing self-compassion and subjective happiness seem to be relevant to promote students’ mental health.(undefined)Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA)Universidade do MinhoCosta, RitaMachado, José CunhaBrandão, TâniaPereira, M. GraçaRemondes-Costa, Sónia20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/86281engCosta, R., Machado, J. C., Brandão, T., Pereira, M. G., & Remondes-Costa, S. (2022). Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: A randomized controlled trial. Análise Psicológica, 40(2), 171-189. Https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.1909.0870-823110.14417/ap.1909info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-09T01:17:01Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/86281Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:28:42.824908Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial Costa, Rita Relaxation University students Distress Self-compassion Subjective happiness |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
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Costa, Rita |
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Costa, Rita Machado, José Cunha Brandão, Tânia Pereira, M. Graça Remondes-Costa, Sónia |
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Machado, José Cunha Brandão, Tânia Pereira, M. Graça Remondes-Costa, Sónia |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Costa, Rita Machado, José Cunha Brandão, Tânia Pereira, M. Graça Remondes-Costa, Sónia |
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Relaxation University students Distress Self-compassion Subjective happiness |
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Relaxation University students Distress Self-compassion Subjective happiness |
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University students are particularly vulnerable to stress due to the demands of higher education and the developmental transition from adolescence to adulthood. The adverse effects of prolonged stress responses highlight the importance of the development of coping skills. Relaxation appears as a tool capable of restoring the resources depleted by stress and increasing positive emotions, cultivating also self-compassion. This study aimed (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a relaxation training program in university students, using a randomized controlled trial comparing an active control group (exposed to listening to relaxing music) and a passive control groups (without any intervention), considering the changes over time in depression, anxiety and stress; (2) to examine how self compassion and subjective happiness contributed to depression, anxiety and stress in the full sample; (3) and to examine the moderating role of self-compassion in the association between happiness and depression, anxiety and stress. Anxiety and stress increased for participants in the relaxation training program, alluding to the possible side effects of the initial practice. Higher levels of self-compassion and subjective happiness were both associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Programs aimed at increasing self-compassion and subjective happiness seem to be relevant to promote students’ mental health. |
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Costa, R., Machado, J. C., Brandão, T., Pereira, M. G., & Remondes-Costa, S. (2022). Evaluation of the effectiveness of a relaxation intervention on distress in university students: A randomized controlled trial. Análise Psicológica, 40(2), 171-189. Https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.1909. 0870-8231 10.14417/ap.1909 |
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