mental health, depression, anxiety, distress
Conditions
Interventions
Students of the first year BA course ‘Academic Skills’ will be randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. Students in the experimental condition will receive four short interventions call
2. Information about the benefits of Omega3 (for more information see Embry, 2007)
3. Expressive writing (for more information see Thomaes et al., 2012)
4. Basic principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions (components of the ‘Op Volle Kracht’ program Tak et al., 2012)
5. These kernels are taught in the regular class hours. Teachers provide instructions and students are asked to complete assignments. In total that takes 15 minutes each time. Prior to the classes tea
Sponsors
none
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: First year student of pedagogic at Radboud University Nijmegen participating in the academic skills course.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Second to fourth year pedagogic students of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Fear of failure (Vragenlijst Studieproblemen (VSP) see: Bruinsma, M: Motivation, cognitive processing and achievement in higher education (2004)); 2. Procrastination (Vragenlijst Studieproblemen (VSP) see Bruinsma, M: Motivation, cognitive processing and achievement in higher education (2004); 3. Perceived stress (assessed through a Dutch version of the Perceived Stress Scale see Cohen, et al., 1983) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Depressive symptoms (measured with the BDI, Beck et al., 1961); 2. Anxiety (measured with the BAI, Beck & Steer, 1993). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJohanna Tewes
Montessorilaan 3
Outcome results
None listed