Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
Chinese university student, mental health
Brief summary
This study developed a culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The effects of the group prevention program on psychological distress, acculturative stress, cognitions, emotions, and post-migration growth were examined.
Detailed description
Detailed description: Previous research has found the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in improving international students' mental health and facilitating their psychological adaptation. However, this kind of research in Chinese societies is scant and previous studies lack control group in study design. This study developed an 8-session culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. Research design of randomized controlled trial was adopted. Program effectiveness was evaluated at both cognitive and emotional levels, including psychological distress, acculturative stress, emotions, automatic thoughts, sense-making coping, core belief re-examination and post-migration growth.
Interventions
A 8-session cognitive behavior group intervention tailor-made for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong
Sponsors
Hong Kong Baptist University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Chinese students from Mainland China who were studying at local universities in Hong Kong * GHQ-12 score of 2 or above (0-0-1-1) * Willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* GHQ-12 score of 11 or above (0-0-1-1) * One or more psychotic disorders * Severe depression diagnosed by professionals with suicidal attempts/ideation in the past 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) | pre-test at intake interview | 12 item rating scale measuring psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress |
| Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS) | pre-test at intake interview | 35-item rating scale measuring acculturative stress, scale score ranges from 0-3, with a higher score indicating a higher level of acculturative stress |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS) | pre-test at intake interview | 12-item rating scale measuring sense-making coping strategies of Chinese people, scale score ranges from 1-6, with higher scores indicating a greater tendency to use the sense-making coping |
| Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ) | pre-test at intake interview | 14-item rating scale measuring automatic thoughts, subscale score ranges from 1-5 for the positive thought subscale and negative thought subscale |
| Chinese Affect Scale (CAS) | pre-test at intake interview | 20-item rating scale measuring trait and state affect of Chinese-speaking people, subscale scores range from 1-6, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative emotion |
| Core Belief Inventory (CBI) | pre-test at intake interview | 9-item rating scale measuring core belief re-examination, scale score ranges from 0-5, with a higher score indicating a higher level of core belief re-examination |
| Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS) | pre-test at intake interview | 14-item rating scale measuring personal growth after migration, scale score ranges from 1-6, with a higher score indicating a higher level of post-migration growth |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed