An internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy program for anxious affect, depression, and wellbeing: A randomized, parallel, two-group, waitlist-controlled trial in a Middle Eastern sample of college students

College students during the young adult years are at elevated risk for the development of anxiety and depressive difficulties. Moreover, a preliminary body of evidence suggests that, for those who reside in Middle Eastern contexts, despite an established need, sociocultural impediments prevent activ...

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Main Authors: Vally, Zahir, Shah, Harshil, Varga, Sabina-Ioana, Hassan, Widad, Kashakesh, Mariam, Albreiki, Wafa, Helmy, Mai
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Academic achievement
Acceptance
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - methods
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Anxiety - therapy
Biology and Life Sciences
College students
Colleges & universities
Context
Data collection
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Effectiveness
Evidence-based medicine
Feasibility studies
Female
Humans
Informed consent
Internet
Internet-Based Intervention
Intervention
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle East
Mindfulness
Participation
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk factors
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Students
Students - psychology
Therapists
Therapy
Universities
Waiting Lists
Well being
Young Adult
Young adults
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description College students during the young adult years are at elevated risk for the development of anxiety and depressive difficulties. Moreover, a preliminary body of evidence suggests that, for those who reside in Middle Eastern contexts, despite an established need, sociocultural impediments prevent active psychological help-seeking. Internet-delivered, self-directed mental health programs may hold significant promise to alleviate these difficulties in contexts where individuals would otherwise not enlist the support of a mental health practitioner. The present study developed a bespoke, 4-module, internet-delivered program based upon acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) principles and tested its feasibility and efficacy within the context a randomized controlled trial. A total of 129 participants were randomized to receive either the ACT program or to a waitlist control condition. Assessments of generalized anxiety, social anxiety, depressive affect, and wellbeing were administered at baseline and at post-intervention. Analyses indicated that the intervention was efficacious in mitigating both generalized and social anxiety and in improving wellbeing. These results provide preliminary evidence of the feasibility and efficacy of internet-delivered ACT in a Middle Eastern context.
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subjects Academic achievement
Acceptance
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - methods
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Anxiety - therapy
Biology and Life Sciences
College students
Colleges & universities
Context
Data collection
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Effectiveness
Evidence-based medicine
Feasibility studies
Female
Humans
Informed consent
Internet
Internet-Based Intervention
Intervention
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle East
Mindfulness
Participation
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk factors
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Students
Students - psychology
Therapists
Therapy
Universities
Waiting Lists
Well being
Young Adult
Young adults
title An internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy program for anxious affect, depression, and wellbeing: A randomized, parallel, two-group, waitlist-controlled trial in a Middle Eastern sample of college students
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