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ERIC Number: EJ1462323
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2159-2020
EISSN: EISSN-2161-1505
Available Date: 2024-04-06
The Relationship between Self-Care Behaviors and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in School Psychology Graduate Students
Alexandra M. Ryan1; David M. Hulac1
Contemporary School Psychology, v29 n1 p136-144 2025
Noting the popular psychology embrace of "self-care," in this study, we sought to assess the relationship between self-care behaviors and symptoms of depression and anxiety in school psychology graduate students. Participants were recruited from the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) approved graduate training programs. A total of 318 school psychology graduate students at the master's, specialist, and doctoral levels completed our survey. School psychology graduate students most frequently engage in psychological and relational self-care practices, like maintaining meaningful relationships and allowing themselves to be uncertain. They are least commonly engaging in spiritual self-care practices, such as attending religious services and advocacy work. We found significant relationships between engagement in self-care behaviors and decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety. The results of this study have implications for trainers of school psychology to model and teach self-care, and for school psychologists in training and in practice to engage in self-care behaviors.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Northern Colorado, Department of School Psychology, Greeley, USA