Randomized controlled trial of the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with undergraduate university students
Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with college students. Participants: College students (aged 18-23) from a large Midwest US university who volunteered for a randomized controlled trial during the 2015 spring semester. Methods: Co...
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Published in | Journal of American college health Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Taylor & Francis
01.01.2017
Routledge Taylor & Francis Inc |
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Summary: | Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with college students. Participants: College students (aged 18-23) from a large Midwest US university who volunteered for a randomized controlled trial during the 2015 spring semester. Methods: College students were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 64) or a control (n = 65) group. Intervention participants received three 45-minute RCI sessions over subsequent weeks. All participants completed pre- and post-intervention assessments at the beginning of Week 1 and end of Week 3. Student resilience, coping, hope, stress, depression, and anxiety were assessed. Results. RCI participants reported significantly more hope and less stress and depression from Week 1 to Week 3 compared with control participants. Results for resilience also approached statistical significance. Effect sizes were small to moderate. Conclusions: This study found preliminary evidence that RCI is an effective resilience intervention for use with college students. |
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ISSN: | 0744-8481 1940-3208 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2016.1227826 |