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A Pilot Evaluation of a Strengths-Based CBT Intervention Module with College Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2017

Philipp Pascal Victor ,
Tobias Teismann  and
Ulrike Willutzki
Philipp Pascal Victor*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58448 Witten, Germany
Tobias Teismann
Affiliation:
Faculty for Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
Ulrike Willutzki
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58448 Witten, Germany
*
Correspondence to Philipp Victor, School of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. E-mail: philipp.victor@uni-wh.de
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Abstract

Background: Interventions focusing on positive experiences have moderate effects on distress, protective factors and quality of life. Aims: To evaluate the ‘Personal Model of Resilience’ (PMR) intervention by Padesky and Mooney (2012) with a focus on resilience strategies the person already possesses. Method: In a pre–post design, intervention and control samples of college students (n = 53) are compared with regard to distress, protective factors and quality of life. Results: Compared with the control group, the PMR group shows significant improvements in distress, protective factors and quality of life with medium to large effect sizes. Conclusions: The PMR is a promising intervention module. It requires further evaluation in clinical contexts, with larger samples, and long-term follow-up assessments.

Keywords

Personal model of resiliencecognitive behavioural interventionstrengthspositive psychology
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 427 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2017 

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