@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of two approaches to prevention of mental health problems in college students: enhancing coping and executive function skills",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2017",
author="Bettis, Alexandra H. and Coiro, Mary Jo and England, Jessica and Murphy, Lexa K. and Zelkowitz, Rachel L. and Dejardins, Leandra and Eskridge, Rachel and Hieber, Laura L. and Yarboi, Janet and Pardo, Daniel and Compas, Bruce E.",
volume="65",
number="5",
pages="313-322",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: College students face a significant number of stressors, increasing risk for internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. The current study examines two promising avenues of intervention aimed to reduce stress and prevent psychopathology in this population: a coping skills group and a cognitive training program. PARTICIPANTS: 62 undergraduate students from two universities were recruited from 2013 to 2015. <br><br>METHODS: Students were randomized to a 6-week coping skills group or cognitive training program and completed measures of stress, coping, executive function, and symptoms of anxiety, depression and ADHD at pre- and post-intervention. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants in both conditions reported significant decreases in social stress, executive function difficulties, and anxiety symptoms post-intervention. Students in the cognitive program improved significantly more on measures of behavior regulation and ADHD symptoms compared to the coping group at post-intervention. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Brief stress management interventions targeting coping and executive function may benefit college students at risk for psychopathology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2017.1312411",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2017.1312411"
}