Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Open Access
- 17 December 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 48 (2) , 287-305
Abstract
Acceptance and commitment therapy programs have rarely been used as preventive tools for alleviating stress and enhancing coping skills among adolescents. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel Finnish web- and mobile-delivered five-week intervention program called Youth COMPASS among a general sample of ninth-grade adolescents (n= 249, 49% females). The intervention group showed a small but significant decrease in overall stress (between-group Cohen’s d = 0.22) and an increase in academic buoyancy (d= 0.27). Academic skills did not influence the intervention gains, but the intervention gains were largest among high-stressed participants. The results suggest that the acceptance and commitment based Youth COMPASS program may be well suited for promoting adolescents’ well-being in the school context.Keywords
Funding Information
- Keski-Suomen Rahasto
- Strategic Research Council (292466 for 2015–20)
- Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia (No. 2016-2019)
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