Effects of a Brief Self-Compassion Online Intervention on Complex Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Chinese University Students With Trauma History: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Effects of a Brief Self-Compassion Online Intervention on Complex Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Chinese University Students With Trauma History: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Published:2024-08-06 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1049-7315
Container-title:Research on Social Work Practice
language:en
Short-container-title:Research on Social Work Practice

Author:

Huang Liuyue¹²^ORCID,Fan Jialin³⁴,LeMoult Joelle⁵,Chi Peilian¹²,Zhao Yue³⁴,Chi Xinli³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China

2. Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China

3. School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

4. The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

5. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a brief 10-day online self-compassion intervention, lasting around 25 min per day, in reducing complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) symptoms among university students with trauma history. Method: We adopted a 2 (intervention group vs. control group) × 3 (pre-test vs. post-test vs. one-month follow-up) randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. Results: Seventy-seven participants completed the study; repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a reduction in total CPTSD scores post-intervention. There was medium effect size of the intervention on disturbances in self-organization symptoms. Network analysis of CPTSD symptom changes and intervention conditions showed that changes in avoidance of external trauma cues, worthlessness, emotion dysregulation, feelings of isolation, and nightmare symptoms were directly associated with the intervention condition. Conclusions: The pilot RCT suggests the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the online self-compassion intervention for CPTSD symptoms among university students.

Funder

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10497315241267248

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