A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Group Prevention Program for Mainland Chinese University Students in Hong Kong
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 74
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study developed a culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The effects of the group prevention program on psychological distress, acculturative stress, cognitions, emotions, and post-migration growth were examined.
详细描述
Detailed description:
Previous research has found the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in improving international students' mental health and facilitating their psychological adaptation. However, this kind of research in Chinese societies is scant and previous studies lack control group in study design. This study developed an 8-session culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. Research design of randomized controlled trial was adopted. Program effectiveness was evaluated at both cognitive and emotional levels, including psychological distress, acculturative stress, emotions, automatic thoughts, sense-making coping, core belief re-examination and post-migration growth.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Chinese students from Mainland China who were studying at local universities in Hong Kong
- •GHQ-12 score of 2 or above (0-0-1-1)
- •Willingness to participate in the study
排除标准
- •GHQ-12 score of 11 or above (0-0-1-1)
- •One or more psychotic disorders
- •Severe depression diagnosed by professionals with suicidal attempts/ideation in the past 3 months
研究组 & 干预措施
cognitive behavioral group therapy
A cognitive behavioral group prevention program An 8-session, cognitive behavioral group prevention program, featuring cultural appropriateness. One session per week, 3 hours for each session. The program contents include psychoeducation, cognitive skills training to identify and challenge maladaptive cognitions, and behavioral skills training. Each session contains mood check and homework. Participants' own examples are used in the group to demonstrate the CBT skills.
干预措施: cognitive behavioral group therapy (Other)
Wait-list control group
No immediate intervention No intervention was provided when the experimental group was receiving services, but the same cognitive behavioral group prevention program was delivered to the wait-list control group after that.
结局指标
主要结局
Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
时间窗: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
35-item rating scale measuring acculturative stress, scale score ranges from 0-3, with a higher score indicating a higher level of acculturative stress
General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
时间窗: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
12 item rating scale measuring psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress
General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
时间窗: pre-test at intake interview
12 item rating scale measuring psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress
General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
时间窗: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
12 item rating scale measuring psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress
Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
时间窗: pre-test at intake interview
35-item rating scale measuring acculturative stress, scale score ranges from 0-3, with a higher score indicating a higher level of acculturative stress
Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
时间窗: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
35-item rating scale measuring acculturative stress, scale score ranges from 0-3, with a higher score indicating a higher level of acculturative stress
次要结局
- Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)(3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention)
- Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)(3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention)
- Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)(3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention)
- Core Belief Inventory (CBI)(3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention)
- Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)(3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention)
- Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)(pre-test at intake interview)
- Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)(post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.)
- Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)(pre-test at intake interview)
- Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)(post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.)
- Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)(pre-test at intake interview)
- Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)(post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.)
- Core Belief Inventory (CBI)(pre-test at intake interview)
- Core Belief Inventory (CBI)(post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.)
- Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)(pre-test at intake interview)
- Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)(post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.)
研究者
Jiayan Pan
Associate Professor
Hong Kong Baptist University