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Direct linkAlyson Kaufman; Robin Nemeroff – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Background: Stress and mental health difficulties are common burdens on college students. College counseling centers have been overrun by demand. Thus, self-help interventions may offer a promising alternative to traditional college counseling services. Methods: The current study examined the influence of perceived stress, motivation to change,…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Stress Variables, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy
Boyle, Michael P.; Beita-Ell, Carolina; Milewski, Kathryn M.; Fearon, Alison N. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to identify contributors to communicative participation in adults who stutter. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether psychosocial variables of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social support were predictive of communicative participation beyond contributions of demographic and speech-related variables.…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Adults, Interpersonal Communication, Self Esteem
Masheb, Robin M.; Grilo, Carlos M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Predictors and moderators of outcomes were examined in 75 overweight patients with binge-eating disorder (BED) who participated in a randomized clinical trial of guided self-help treatments. Age variables, psychiatric and personality disorder comorbidity, and clinical characteristics were tested as predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Eating Disorders, Psychopathology, Patients
Download full textHeinemann, Allen W.; And Others – 1985
Psychological well-being following mastectomy is a concern of rehabilitation psychologists as the life expectancy of women treated for breast cancer is increasing. Well-being can be threatened by stress that these women may suffer from the diagnosis of cancer and amputation of a significant body part. A study was conducted to examine the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Amputations, Cancer, Coping
Lieberman, Morton A.; McCall, Mary E. – 1985
A recent review of published and unpublished data suggests that the elderly are underrepresented in most self-help groups. Some national groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous do serve the aged but many others such as widow groups do not. A recent national survey of over 3,000 households conducted by Mellinger and Balter examined the use of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Group Counseling, Group Therapy, Mental Health
Kloseck, Marita; Crilly, Richard G.; Mannell, Roger C. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
A rapidly growing older population has led to changes in health care, including a community health movement with an emphasis on community collaboration, self-help, and capacity building. This study examined factors in the lives of older individuals that influenced their ability and willingness to participate in a health-related community-capacity…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Older Adults, Community Health Services, Helping Relationship
