"Staying Home - Feeling Positive": Effectiveness of an on-line positive psychology group intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic

被引:31
作者
Brouzos, Andreas [1 ]
Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P. [2 ]
Baourda, Vasiliki C. [1 ]
Tassi, Christina [1 ]
Stavrou, Vaia [1 ]
Moschou, Kalliopi [1 ]
Brouzou, Katia Ourania [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ioannina, Dept Primary Educ, Lab Educ Psychol Counselling & Res, Ioannina 45110, Greece
[2] Univ Patras, Dept Educ Sci & Social Work, Patras 26110, Greece
[3] Heinrich Heine Univ, Fac Med, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Dusseldorf, Germany
基金
英国科研创新办公室;
关键词
Telemental health; Group intervention; COVID-19; Social distancing; Resilience; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; LONELINESS; RESILIENCE; VALIDATION; ANXIETY; STRESS; HEALTH; CONSEQUENCES; ASSOCIATIONS; PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.1007/s12144-021-01613-x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The current study investigated the effectiveness of a group on-line positive psychology intervention (OPPI) designed to mitigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent measures to control it. Study participants (N = 82, M-age = 33.07, SD = 9.55) were all Greek adults divided into an intervention (n = 44) and a control group (n = 38). The intervention group attended a voluntary, online, two-week, six-session (each 50 min), group intervention. The intervention aimed at enhancing participants' personal strengths and resilience in order to cope more effectively with the psychological impact of social distancing (e.g., feelings of anxiety, sadness, fear, and/or loneliness). All participants completed an online questionnaire one week before the intervention's implementation, which included scales measuring their: demographic characteristics, empathy, resilience, affectivity, feelings of loneliness, depression and anxiety levels, and feelings of fear regarding the outbreak. Participants in both the intervention and control group completed the same measures the week following the intervention's termination to examine its effects, and two weeks later to examine its long-term effectiveness. The intervention was found to be effective in alleviating the impact of the pandemic and in strengthening participants' resilience. More specifically, the results showed significant decreases for the intervention group in all measures of psychosocial distress (anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear) and significant increases in empathy, resilience, and experience of positive emotions. The study's implications for the development and implementation of online psychological interventions during a crisis are discussed.
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页码:2749 / 2761
页数:13
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