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Yöntem, Mustafa Kemal; Özer, Ömer – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy Based Adjustment Training on the adjustment level of undergraduates. Participants involved 30 undergraduates from different cities of Turkey. The data were collected using University Life Scale. This quasi-experimental study was conducted as a…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Pretests Posttests, Behavior Modification, Therapy
Basyouni, Sawzan S. – International Education Studies, 2018
The present study is an attempt to investigate the effectiveness of a selective advising program in reducing the degree of Compulsive Buying Behavior among female students, Faculty of Education at Umm al-Qura University. The sample consisted of (200) female students to verify the validity and reliability of the tool. The quasi-experimental method…
Descriptors: Females, Consumer Economics, Purchasing, Counseling Effectiveness
Kerr, Sandra L.; Lucas, Lisa J.; DiDomenico, Grace E.; Mishra, Vipanchi; Stanton, Brian J.; Shivde, Geeta; Pero, Alexandra N.; Runyen, Madeline E.; Terry, Gabriella M. – Teaching Education, 2017
In this study, we investigated the effects of mindfulness training with 23 pre-service teachers. Subjects were assigned to either a six-week mindfulness training program or a control condition. Postintervention, mindfulness participants reported greater emotional clarity and improved regulation of negative emotions. In particular, the mindfulness…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Metacognition, Training
Kaya, Sinem; Avci, Rasit – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Future Anxiety (FA) and Trait Anxiety (TA) have negative effects on individuals' productivity, which can lead them to feelings of insecurity and eventually depression. Knowing more about future anxiety helps people feel more secure and produce more effectively for themselves, and eventually for society. This research examined…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, College Students
Karahan, T. Fikret; Yalçin, B. Murat; Erbas, Melda M. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study was designed as a qualitative focus group using a randomized controlled trail with a mixed methodology. The study has dual aims. First we searched the beliefs, attitudes and views of 176 university students on how to deal with anger using eight focus discussion groups. The anxiety and anger levels of these students were investigated…
Descriptors: College Students, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Shatkin, Jess P.; Diamond, Ursula; Zhao, Yihong; DiMeglio, John; Chodaczek, Michaela; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
This study tested the impact of the skills-building component of a two-semester risk and resilience (R&R) course on the stress, coping skills, and cognitive style of 36 undergraduates compared to 62 students enrolled in a child and adolescent psychopathology course. In the fall, students learned about risk taking and decision-making as well as…
Descriptors: Risk, Resilience (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Intervention
Schleicher, Holly E.; Harris, Kari Jo; Campbell, Duncan G.; Harrar, Solomon W. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: This pilot study examined smoking reduction and cessation among college smokers with elevated depressive symptomatology participating in a group-based behavioral counseling, mood management, and motivational enhancement combined intervention (CBT). Participants and Methods: Fifty-eight smokers (smoked 6 days in the past 30) were…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Smoking, Behavior Modification
Toker, Betül; Avci, Rasit – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study examined the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral theory (CBT) psycho-educational group program on the academic procrastination behaviors of university students and the persistence of any training effect. This was a quasi-experimental research based on an experimental and control group pretest, posttest, and followup test model.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Pretests Posttests, Experimental Groups
Hamelin, Jeffery; Travis, Robert; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
We conducted a systematic literature review of anger management in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). We identified 2 studies that used randomized controlled trials and 6 that used pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group designs. The mean between-group effect size was 1.52 for randomized controlled trials and 0.89 for the other…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Mental Retardation
Tatlilioglu, Kasim – Education, 2013
Loneliness is a very common problem which incorporates many disorders. The inadequacy of services to treat this problem makes it necessary to develop new treatment methods. For this purpose, it was aimed to test the effect of online psychological counseling on dealing with loneliness problem in this research. The research includes the study with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Counseling, Counseling Psychology
Pistorello, Jacqueline; Fruzzetti, Alan E.; MacLane, Chelsea; Gallop, Robert; Iverson, Katherine M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: College counseling centers (CCCs) are increasingly being called upon to treat highly distressed students with complex clinical presentations. This study compared the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for suicidal college students with an optimized control condition and analyzed baseline global functioning as a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Therapy, Personality Problems, Social Adjustment
Murphy, James G.; Dennhardt, Ashley A.; Skidmore, Jessica R.; Borsari, Brian; Barnett, Nancy P.; Colby, Suzanne M.; Martens, Matthew P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Behavioral economic theory suggests that a reduction in substance use is most likely when there is an increase in rewarding substance-free activities. The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the incremental efficacy of a novel behavioral economic supplement (Substance-Free Activity Session [SFAS]) to a…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Relaxation Training, Rewards
Melton, Bridget F.; Bigham, Lauren E.; Bland, Helen W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the feasibility of an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) technique in a health behavior change intervention offered within university general health courses. A six-week health behavior change project was used with two groups: video journaling and traditional (pencil and paper) group. Research…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Miller, Grant D.; Iverson, Katherine M.; Kemmelmeier, Markus; MacLane, Chelsea; Pistorello, Jacqueline; Fruzzetti, Alan E.; Watkins, Melanie M.; Pruitt, Larry D.; Oser, Megan; Katrichak, Barrie M.; Erikson, Karen M.; Crenshaw, Katrina Y. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2011
Treating suicidal clients with borderline traits can be conducive to burnout. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) may assuage this burnout in counselors. As part of a DBT treatment outcome study, 6 counselors in training collected their own salivary cortisol samples and completed self-report measures of burnout and well-being for 1 year. Findings…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Burnout, Suicide, Counselor Training
Raedeke, Thomas D.; Focht, Brian C.; King, Jenna S. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a student-led physical activity intervention that incorporated pedometers and cognitive-behavioral strategies. Undergraduate students (N = 117) enrolled in upper division exercise and sport science courses recruited participants. Participants in the cognitive-behavioral intervention condition received…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activities, Undergraduate Students, Effect Size
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