@article{ref1,
title="Undergraduate student perceptions of cognitive behavioral therapy, aerobic exercise, and their combination for depression",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2023",
author="Gilbert, Cody and Earleywine, Mitch and Altman, Brianna R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Both aerobic exercise and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) improve depression, but perceptions of their credibility and efficacy are underexplored. These perceptions can contribute to treatment seeking and outcome. A previous online sample ranging in age and education rated a combined treatment higher than individual components and underestimated their efficacy. The current study is a replication exclusively focused on college students. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduates (N = 260) participated during the 2021-2022 school year. <br><br>METHODS: Students reported impressions of each treatment's credibility, efficacy, difficulty, and recovery rate. <br><br>RESULTS: Students viewed combined therapy as potentially better, but also more difficult, and underestimated recovery rates, replicating previous work. Their efficacy ratings significantly underestimated both meta-analytic estimates and the previous sample's perceptions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Consistent underestimation of treatment effectiveness suggests that realistic education could prove especially beneficial. Students might be more willing than the broader population to accept exercise as a treatment or adjunct for depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2023.2185461",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2185461"
}