Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Background: Symptoms of stress and anxiety are currently the most common \nreferral to Primary Care services. ‘Stress Control’ is an evidence-based cognitivebehavioural \ngroup stress management intervention implemented worldwide. The \nlatest design reflects recent research highlighting the importance of positive \nwellbeing in psychological outcomes, but has yet to be evaluated. Aim: The \nprogramme was evaluated in terms of effectiveness in reducing stress and increasing \nwellbeing. Method: Treatment group (n = 44) and control group (n = 57) were \nadministered psychometric measures of stress, anxiety, depression and wellbeing \nbefore and after the intervention. Results: Treatment group had higher scores of \nstress, anxiety and depression and lower scores of wellbeing compared to control \ngroup at Time 1. Treatment group providing follow-up data (n = 16) experienced \nsignificant improvements on all measures after the six-week intervention. \nConclusion: The results provide an empirical foundation for ‘Stress Control’ \npotentially improving positive wellbeing in addition to decreasing stress.
Author: John J. Burke
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2173164661