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Xiatong Dai; Guilin Yu; Sha Lu; Jinli Zhu; Yang Qin – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
Self-cognition and self-acceptance are essential for mental health development and emotion in college students. The study investigated the efficacy of group drawing therapy in improving Chinese college students' positive self-cognition and self-acceptance. It is worth noting that Chinese college students in a collectivist culture have systematic…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Art Therapy, Metacognition, Self Esteem
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Laukkanen, Arto; Pesola, Arto J.; Finni, Taija; Sääkslahti, Arja – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: We studied whether physical activity (PA) counseling for parents influenced the level of parental support of children's PA and leisure-time PA in children of different levels of initial parental support. We hypothesized that the initial level of parental support would moderate the intervention efficacy. Method: Children (n = 44,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Parent Counseling, Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship
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Shaikh, Ayesha – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2018
The present study examined the effectiveness of interpersonal group therapy designed to improve self-esteem and social functioning in college students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants with documented ADHD diagnoses completed self-report measures of self-esteem and social functioning at the initiation of the study,…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Self Esteem, Interpersonal Competence, College Students
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Leung, Cynthia; Tsang, Sandra; Sin, Tammy C. S.; Choi, Siu-yan – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Objective: This study aimed to examine the efficacy of the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Hong Kong Chinese families, using randomized controlled trial design. Methods: The participants included 111 Hong Kong Chinese parents with children aged 2--7 years old, who were randomized into the intervention group (n = 54) and control group (n…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Parent Child Relationship, Questionnaires
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Joker, Habib; Ghaderi, Zahra – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of solution-based counseling to increase students' self-conception. Method of research was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest design with a control group. The study sample consisted of all high school students in Dashtestan city, Bushkan district for which 30 subjects were…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Nieuwboer, Christa C.; Fukkink, Ruben G.; Hermanns, Jo M. A. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
This study evaluated the effect of single session email consultation (SSEC) on empowerment of parents. Practitioners in a control group (n = 19) received no training and practitioners in an experimental group (n = 21) were trained to use empowerment-oriented techniques in online consultation. Parental empowerment was measured (n = 96) through a…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Consultation Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
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Spence, Susan H.; Donovan, Caroline L.; March, Sonja; Gamble, Amanda; Anderson, Renee E.; Prosser, Samantha; Kenardy, Justin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The study examined the relative efficacy of online (NET) versus clinic (CLIN) delivery of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adolescents. Method: Participants included 115 clinically anxious adolescents aged 12 to 18 years and their parent(s). Adolescents were randomly assigned to NET, CLIN, or…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Modification, Adolescents, Therapy
Cale, Chris – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the effectiveness of Adventure Based Counseling upon high school adolescents. The goals of this study were to (a) explore the effectiveness of ABC Counseling in increasing levels of self-esteem and empathy among adolescents; (b) study the efficacy of ABC counseling in reducing perceived racial discrimination, racist…
Descriptors: Control Groups, African Americans, Racial Bias, Self Esteem
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Gortner, Eva-Marie; Rude, Stephanie S.; Pennebaker, James W. – Behavior Therapy, 2006
Depression-vulnerable college students (with both elevated prior depressive symptoms and low current depressive symptoms) wrote on 3 consecutive days in either an expressive writing or a control condition. As predicted, participants scoring above the median on the suppression scale of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003)…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Expressive Language, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
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Lambert, Michael J.; Smart, David W.; Campbell, Michael P.; Hawkins, Eric J.; Harmon, Cory; Slade, Karstin L. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2006
Concern about the effects of counseling on ethnic minority clients has been repeatedly raised. Before embarking on a formal course of multicultural counseling sensitivity for counseling center staff, baseline client outcome data were sought as a method for evaluating the effects of this intervention. Archival data from a university counseling…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Counseling Services, Outcomes of Treatment, Guidance Centers