Investigation of Solution Focused-Brief Counseling's effect on reducing the stress levels of college students

College students deal with various events that can increase stress levels and negatively impact their lives. The study aimed to investigate the effect of solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC) on reducing college students' stress levels. The hypothesis suggested a decrease after comparing the stress level with SFBC before the intervention. The Participants consisted of 6 active postgraduate psychology students with moderate and high-stress levels. Furthermore, the study used a one-group pretest-posttest design, and the data were obtained through the Stress Scale for College Students (SSCS) and interview. The intervention used SFBC, and was conducted in four meetings. In analyzing the data, the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to determine the difference in experimental group values between before and after the intervention. The result showed that there are differences in stress levels before and after the procedure, and its drastic decrease in participants was observed after the intervention.

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The Effectiveness of Reflective-Intuitive Al Fatihah Reading Therapy in Reducing Autoimmune Survivor Stress

FUADUNA : Jurnal Kajian Keagamaan dan Kemasyarakatan ◽

10.30983/fuaduna.v5i1.4218 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 83

Author(s):

Muhammad Fauzan Elka Putra ◽

Fuad Nashori

Keyword(s):

Control Group ◽

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Group Design ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Before And After ◽

Reading Therapy ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Bahasa Indonesia

This study aims to investigate the employment of a reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah chapter as a therapy to decrease stress levels in patients with autoimmune. Conducting experimental research, the research design of this study is a non-randomized pretest-posttest control group and the participant recruited are female Muslims suffering from one of the autoimmune diseases. In this research, to measure stress levels, this study adapts a stress subtest of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) in which the Indonesian language is used to administer the scale. The therapy itself adopts Maulana, Subandi, and Asturi’s (2016) module of a reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah chapter. The data are analyzed through the Mann-Whitney U-Test in order to figure out the differences of the levels of stress in the experimental group before and after the intervention given and afterward to compare it to the control group. This study reveals the meaning process in the reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah for a particular time could decrease the levels of stress of patients with an autoimmune disease. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran terapi membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif dalam penurunan tingkat stres pada pasien autoimun. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen kuasi dengan desain non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Subjek yang dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini adalah perempuan yang beragama Islam dan menderita salah satu penyakit autoimun. Dalam penelitian ini tingkat stres subjek diukur menggunakan Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) subtes stres yang sudah diadaptasi ke dalam bahasa Indonesia. Pelaksanaan terapi mengacu pada modul membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif yang dikembangkan peneliti dan tim dengan merujuk pada modul Maulana, Subandi, dan Asturi. Analisis data menggunakan uji Mann Whitney U-Test untuk mengetahui perbedaan tingkat stres pada kelompok perlakuan di saat sebelum dan sesudah intervensi dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terapi membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif dapat menurunkan tingkat stres pada pasien autoimun setelah melewati proses pemaknaan yang menghabiskan waktu tertentu.

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The Effectiveness Of Writing The Letter Of Gratitude Technique In Reducing The Stress Level Of Islamic Boarding School Student

Psikis Jurnal Psikologi Islami ◽

10.19109/psikis.v7i1.4612 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 79-85

Author(s):

Miftahul Khaer ◽

Ahmad Yasser Mansyur ◽

Ahmad Ridfah ◽

Andi Ahmad Ridha

Keyword(s):

Stress Level ◽

High Stress ◽

Boarding School ◽

Educational Process ◽

Test Method ◽

Control Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Reducing Stress ◽

Experimental Group

Stress can cause various problems that distrupt the life of students and their educational process at the boarding school. This study aims to see the effectiveness of writing a letter of gratitude in reducing stress levels of the students at the Darul Arqam Gombara Islamic Boarding School Makassar. This study is an experimental research used pretest-posttest control group design. The subjects in this study found 14 people (8 people in the experimental group and 6 people in the control group) who were students who indicated experiencing stress. The measuring instrument used in this study is the stress level scale compiled by the researcher, with a reliability value of 0.785. Analysis of the data used is nonparametric analysis with the Mann Whitney U-test method. The results of this study indicate that the intervention of writing a letter of gratitude is effective in reducing stress levels in students. These results can be seen from the significant difference after being given treatment in the experimental group and the control group with a p-value = 0.029 (p <0.05) with a mean of 8.81 for the experimental group and a mean of 4.1 for the control group. As the conclusion, the technique of writing gratitude letters is effective in reducing the stress level of students, so it can be used by students who have high stress levels.

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Association between COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions and Perceived Stress Level among College Students in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47a33030 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 429-436

Author(s):

Shaimaa M. Ata ◽

Manal Eltahir ◽

Ahad Albadah ◽

Hind Harun ◽

Khames T. Alzahrani

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Stress Level ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Stress Levels

Aims: To assess the levels of perceived stress among college students in Saudi Arabia after changing the learning protocols because of covid-19 pandemic. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Saudi Arabia, from May 2020 to October 2021. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey study that was carried out in Saudi Arabia. A self-administered, pre-designed questionnaire, including Perceived Stress Scale of 10 items was used to measure the stress levels. The participants were selected randomly from different social media users who lived and studied in Saudi Arabian universities. In this study, 10-item questions of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was used based on a 5-point Likert scale to score each item (0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often). Results: A total of 2034 students living in Saudi Arabia participated in the study. The results showed that 76.84% of total participants had strong stress, males reported higher score as compared to their Female counterparts. Also, students older than 28 years reported higher level of stress, the students in Qassim region showed highest scores of stress. In addition, excellent academic achievement was strongly associated with high level of stress. Conclusion: The findings suggest that significant number of students had higher stress levels using the perceived stress scale. Therefore, this cross-sectional study identified a high stress level in COVID-19 crisis among university students in Saudi Arabia.

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A Study of the Influence of Group-Based Learning of Stress Management on Psychology Symptoms Levels of Hemodialysis Patients

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v8n11p62 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 62 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Farzad Poorgholami ◽

Afifeh Rahmanian Koshkaki ◽

Marzieh Kargar Jahromi ◽

Razieh Parniyan

Keyword(s):

Stress Management ◽

Stress Level ◽

Kidney Failure ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Control Group ◽

Before And After ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Difference ◽

Experimental Group

INTRODUCTION: Patients with kidney failure often need to change their lifestyles, which can result in various psychological-social problems. The present study aims to evaluate the influence of group-based learning of stress management on psychology symptoms levels of hemodialysis patients.METHOD: This is a quasi-experimental, single-blind study in which 50 patients with kidney failure were randomly divided into two groups. Sampling was based on the purposeful method. Before undergoing dialysis, the patients in the experimental group were trained in stress management; the training lasted 60 minutes and was presented in 5 sessions. The patients in the control group received the standard education all the patients undergoing hemodialysis at the hospital receive. The stress levels of the patients before and after the intervention were measured by the reliable and valid questionnaire of DASS 21. To analyze the collected data, the researchers employed the statistical tests one-way ANOVA and the software SPSS 18. RESULT: The 50 patients under study were divided into two equal groups. In terms of such demographic characteristics as age, gender, and stress level, there were no significant differences between the two groups before the intervention. However, after the 5-week education, the stress level in the experimental group decreased from 16.96±0.90 to 8.36±1.03. In the control group, the stress level decreased from 15.92±1.44 to 13.76±1.44. After the intervention, the difference between the means of the groups’ stress scores was found to be significant (p<0.001).CONCLUSION: The result is expected to provide new knowledge to support the effective follow-up for hemodialysis patient in order to improve their emotional and health status.

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Influence of Tobacco on Physical Fitness Recovery of College Students After Sports

Tobacco Regulatory Science ◽

10.18001/trs.7.5.1.121 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 3445-3451

Author(s):

Chen Yake

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Control Group ◽

Exercise Time ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Group I ◽

The Difference ◽

Experimental Group

Objectives: In this paper, the effects of tobacco on aerobic exercise ability and physical fitness recovery of college students were studied. Methods: University group sports intervention form: traditional characteristic project (basketball) + Taiji soft ball (R&D intervention project). Exercise time: 3 times/week; Activity duration: 30min; Activity intensity: the heart rate is controlled at 120-140 beats/min. All the college students in the experimental group are students who have never smoked, and the college students in the control group are students who have smoked for more than two years. The other conditions are the same. Results: The exercise time and endurance of experimental groups I and II were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the cardiopulmonary function was significantly lower than that of the control group. The indexes of experimental group II changed significantly compared with experimental group I, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: Cigarette smoke can significantly reduce the aerobic exercise ability and anti fatigue ability. The longer the smoking time, the more serious the adverse effects. Therefore, tobacco smoke and nicotine will damage college students’ aerobic exercise ability and have a negative impact on the recovery of physical fitness after exercise.

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Adjustment among Private and Government Nursing College’s Girl Students Who Studding from Home and Hostel

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0501.017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nitesh N. Patel

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Stress Level ◽

T Test ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Correlation Result ◽

The Difference ◽

Girl Students

The present investigation to find out the difference of adjustment between girl students of nursing living in home and hostel. The sample constructed of 160 girl students of nursing, out of which 80 girl students of nursing living in home, 60 from girl students of nursing living in hostel for this purpose of investigation. Adjustment stress scale Bell Adjustment Inventory (BIQ) was administered to measure their adjustment stress level. Scoring has been done as per manual. The data was analyzed by statistical ‘t’ test and correlation. Result was found that, there is significant difference in level of adjustment between girl students of nursing living in home and hostel. There is more adjustment level in the girl students of nursing who living in home then living in hostel. It was also found that, there is no significant difference between level of adjustment between private sector and government sector’s girl students of nursing.

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of self-massage in dysmenorrhea/ Ocena efektywności automasażu w redukcji bólu menstruacyjnego kobiet

HIGHER SCHOOL’S PULSE ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0010.5035 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 26-32

Author(s):

Anna Dobrzycka ◽

Iwona Wilk

Keyword(s):

Muscle Tension ◽

Pain Scale ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Menstrual Pain ◽

Before And After ◽

Average Pain ◽

The Difference ◽

Student’S T ◽

Experimental Group

Background: Primary menstrual pain affects approximately 45-95% of women between 20-25 years of age. A non-invasive method in reducing menstrual pain by relaxing muscle tension is a massage. It brings the structural tension to normal levels and restores correct blood flow in the pelvic region. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to test the usefulness of a self-massage in reducing the primary menstrual pain. Materials and methods: Out of 180 female students, 34 women aged 19-30 were qualified for the study with the use of a survey. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire and visual analog pain scale (VAS) were used for the assessment before and after the therapy. Women in the experimental group performed tensegrity selfmassage a few days before the onset of bleeding for two menstrual cycles. Results were analyzed using Student’s t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: Applying the self-massage statistically proved to significantly reduce the perception of pain (p=0.001) and the number of days with pain (p=0.007) in the experimental group. Within this group, the difference was noted in all participants except one. In addition, a third measurement was taken in order to assess the duration of the effect. The result of the average pain and number of days of pain after the extension was higher than in the second evaluation, but significantly lower than before the experiment. The significance was in accordance with the evaluation of pain, p=0.002 and number of days p=0.03. Evaluation of the quality of sleep in the experimental group was significantly better (p = 0.04) than before treatment. Conclusions: Self-massage reduces primary menstrual pain in women and can be used as an assisted form of self-therapy. It improves the quality of sleep.

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A Study of Stress Reduction Through PMR and Talk therapy Among College Students

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology ◽

10.32628/ijsrst16267 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 314-320

Author(s):

Nikhil Chaudhary ◽

Dr. Tarun Kumar Sharma

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Stress Reduction ◽

High Reliability ◽

Control Group ◽

Stressful Situation ◽

Intervention Programme ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Talk Therapy ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Experimental Group

Stress refers to the situation of excess or deficit of one’s resources in certain circumstances. The state of stress is very much common among students, especially college going students who had to deal with numerous stressors in their daily lives. To conquer such stressful situation, counseling and its related intervention programme plays a vital role. Counseling refers to a systematic and professional relationship between a professional (Counselor or Psychologist) and a sufferer (Client) in which several techniques are collectively applied to resolve client’s stressful issues. The aim of this research is to study the level of stress reduction with the help of PMR and Talk therapy among college students. A standardized stress scale namely ‘Perceived Stress Scale’ develop by Sheldon Cohen which is possessing high reliability and validity was conducted on 60 college students. Out of them, 30 students were in control and 30 were in experimental group. Furthermore, it was found that students belonging to experimental group were given a proper counseling programme of 5 sessions including PMR and Talk therapy and this result in significant difference at 0.01 level and ultimately leads to reduced stress level as compared to control group. It was found that there is a there is a positive relationship between PMR & Talk therapy and stress reduction of college students.

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Perceived Stress Scale Measures

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health ◽

10.1007/s44197-021-00014-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 377-388

Author(s):

Nuha Alwaqdani ◽

Hala A. Amer ◽

Reem Alwaqdani ◽

Fahad AlMansour ◽

Hind A. Alzoman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Online Survey ◽

High Stress ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Stress Levels

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful and of considerable concern among health care workers (HCWs). Being particularly at increased risk for exposure, HCWs worry about becoming infected as well as infecting co-workers, patients and family members. Such distress and panic may have destructive effects on individuals and may last long after the pandemic situation leading to depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to measure and investigate the prevalence of the factors affecting psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCWs. Methods A self-administered online survey—including perceived stress scale (PSS) questions—was disseminated among HCWs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SA) between1st June and 30th July 2020. Results A total of 469 HCWs responded to the survey for a high response rate (93.8%). The PSS revealed that 15.8% of the respondents were suffering from high stress levels, 77.2% were suffering from moderate stress levels and 7% with low stress levels. Females and junior frontline staff reported more severe stress levels. Participation on the pandemic team shows significant impact on stress levels. Conclusion COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress levels among HCWs and affects their psychological wellbeing. Designing programs promoting HCWs mental health are crucial and emotional and psychological support strategies should be part of every public health crisis management plan.

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The Learning Assessment Centre and Organisational Transformation

South African Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1177/008124630503500411 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 810-830

Author(s):

Jonathan Cook ◽

Michael Muller ◽

Ian Cutler

Keyword(s):

Peer Assessment ◽

Substantial Improvement ◽

Self Report ◽

Learning Assessment ◽

Control Group ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Assessment Centre ◽

The Difference ◽

Experimental Group

The learning assessment centre helps managers define learning objectives based on feedback in a group of peers. This study tested the hypothesis that the centre empowers managers to cope with change. Statistical methodology for a pre-test, post-test design using ordinal (Likert) data is also reviewed. Middle managers from a bank undergoing major reorganisation were divided into two matched groups. The experimental group spent three days in a learning assessment centre designed to give them self-insight and an understanding of the bank's requirements during the transformation. The control group received no treatment. Both groups were measured before and after the centre on a self-report measure and completed a peer assessment questionnaire completed by subordinates. Fifty-eight managers completed both pre-test and post-test measures. Whilst the subordinates of the control group reported a drop in their managers' empowerment, the subordinates of the experimental group reported a substantial improvement in their managers' empowerment. The difference between the groups was significant for five of the six areas measured. The difference between the self-reported performance of the two groups of managers was significant for only one area. These findings suggest that the learning centre could provide a solution to companies faced with the potentially destructive impact of major transition on management effectiveness.

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