1. Evaluating the REP-S brief resilience intervention for students in higher education: a multi-study mixed-methods programme of research.
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Robinson, Oliver C., Sebah, Ilham, McNay, Ian, Field, Jennifer, Wragg, Jane, Stevenson, Mandy, and Newton, Paul
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EVALUATION of human services programs ,FOCUS groups ,ANALYSIS of variance ,RESEARCH methodology ,EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ,PSYCHOLOGY ,INTERVIEWING ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,MANN Whitney U Test ,PSYCHOLOGY of Undergraduates ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,ACADEMIC achievement ,COMPARATIVE studies ,STRESS management ,CASE studies ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STATISTICAL sampling ,JUDGMENT sampling ,THEMATIC analysis ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) - Abstract
There is currently an unmet need in higher education for a structured, pre-emptive programme of support to help students enhance their resilience to stress. This article presents a mixed-methods evaluation of a transferable biopsychosocial resilience intervention for students – the Resilience Enhancement Programme for Students (REP-S). In Study 1, a randomised control trial showed that participating in the intervention was associated with significantly decreased perceived stress, decreased trait neuroticism and enhanced self-esteem over a period of one month. In Study 2, written and focus-group qualitative data from students provided evidence that the intervention led to perceived positive changes, including sleeping better, dealing more effectively with assessments and managing interpersonal challenges. Future steps in the evaluation of the REP-S are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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