A1 Journal article (refereed)
Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy : A Randomized Controlled Trial (2019)
Puolakanaho, A., Lappalainen, R., Lappalainen, P., Muotka, J., Hirvonen, R., Eklund, K., . . . , & Kiuru, N. (2019). Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48 (2), 287-305. doi:10.1007/s10964-018-0973-8
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Puolakanaho, Anne; Lappalainen, Raimo; Lappalainen, Päivi; Muotka, Joona; Hirvonen, Riikka; Eklund, Kenneth; Ahonen, Timo; Kiuru, Noona
Journal or series: Journal of Youth and Adolescence
ISSN: 0047-2891
eISSN: 1573-6601
Publication year: 2019
Volume: 48
Issue number: 2
Pages range: 287-305
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0973-8
Open Access: Open access publication published in a hybrid channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/63076
Abstract
Acceptance and commitment therapy programs have rarely been used as preventive tools for alleviating stress and enhancing coping skills among adolescents. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel Finnish web- and mobile-delivered five-week intervention program called Youth COMPASS among a general sample of ninth-grade adolescents (n= 249, 49% females). The intervention group showed a small but significant decrease in overall stress (between-group Cohen’s d = 0.22) and an increase in academic buoyancy (d= 0.27). Academic skills did not influence the intervention gains, but the intervention gains were largest among high-stressed participants. The results suggest that the acceptance and commitment based Youth COMPASS program may be well suited for promoting adolescents’ well-being in the school context.
Keywords: acceptance and commitment therapy; stress (biological phenomena); young people; mobile services
Free keywords: stress; academic buoyancy; adolescents; mobile intervention; randomized controlled trial
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- SA profilointi 2015-2018
- Hämäläinen, Keijo
- Academy of Finland
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2019
JUFO rating: 2