The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new stressors on university students, with a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of a brief psychodynamically oriented intervention on general functioning by investigating changes in symptoms of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and burnout. The sample was comprised of 67 university students (22.4% males), with a mean age of 23.27 (standard deviation (SD) = 3.27), who asked for psychological help at a psychological university service. Pre- and posttreatment data showed a significant improvement in general functioning and symptom reduction due to the psychological intervention. The mean change was very high for depression (d = 1.11) and high for general functioning (d = 0.70) and anxiety (d = 0.69). Our findings showed the importance of considering university students a vulnerable population that requires specific services within the university context and underlined the fact that mental-health-promotion policies should be extensively implemented.

Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency: The usefulness of an online brief psychological intervention with Italian university students / Cerutti, R.; Spensieri, V.; Amendola, S.; Biuso, G. S.; Renzi, A.; Tambelli, R.. - In: PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS. - ISSN 0033-3085. - 60:5(2023), pp. 1499-1513. [10.1002/pits.22785]

Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency: The usefulness of an online brief psychological intervention with Italian university students

Cerutti R.;Spensieri V.;Amendola S.;Biuso G. S.;Renzi A.;Tambelli R.
2023

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new stressors on university students, with a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of a brief psychodynamically oriented intervention on general functioning by investigating changes in symptoms of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and burnout. The sample was comprised of 67 university students (22.4% males), with a mean age of 23.27 (standard deviation (SD) = 3.27), who asked for psychological help at a psychological university service. Pre- and posttreatment data showed a significant improvement in general functioning and symptom reduction due to the psychological intervention. The mean change was very high for depression (d = 1.11) and high for general functioning (d = 0.70) and anxiety (d = 0.69). Our findings showed the importance of considering university students a vulnerable population that requires specific services within the university context and underlined the fact that mental-health-promotion policies should be extensively implemented.
2023
brief psychodynamically oriented intervention; COVID-19; university students
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Responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency: The usefulness of an online brief psychological intervention with Italian university students / Cerutti, R.; Spensieri, V.; Amendola, S.; Biuso, G. S.; Renzi, A.; Tambelli, R.. - In: PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS. - ISSN 0033-3085. - 60:5(2023), pp. 1499-1513. [10.1002/pits.22785]
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