Citation

Li Y, Roslan S, Ahmad NAB, Omar ZB, Zhang L. J. Affect. Disord. 2018; 251: 274-279.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Chengde Medical University, Hebei, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.051

PMID

30953892

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The objective of this randomized controlled experimental study was to determine the intervention effect of group interpersonal psychotherapy (G-IPT) for aggression and social support among Chinese first-grade university students.

METHODS: Through stratified random sampling, 1469 students, aged 18-19 years, were enrolled. Participants whose score achieved the aggressive evaluation standard were selected and then 60 participants were randomly divided into 2 groups: G-IPT and control. The participants in the G-IPT group received 16 sessions of treatment, whereas the participants in the control group did not receive any intervention. All participants completed the assessment three times: before, after, and tracking.

RESULTS: The results showed that the total score and the scores of all subscales of aggression dropped significantly (P < 0.01). Also, the total score and the scores of objective support and utilization degree of social support increased significantly (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: G-IPT was effective in treating aggression and improving social support level, and the effect was stable.

Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Aggression; Chinese university students; Group interpersonal psychotherapy; Social support