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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Jan:55 Suppl 1:78-87.
doi: 10.1002/ijop.12587. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

A randomised controlled trial of the Adult Resilience Program: A universal prevention program

Natalie Games  1 , Claire L Thompson  2 , Paula Barrett  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A randomised controlled trial of the Adult Resilience Program: A universal prevention program

Natalie Games et al. Int J Psychol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

A randomised, waitlist controlled, trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of the Adult Resilience Program (ARP), a universal prevention social-emotional programme for adolescents and adults, on self-reported depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, and self-esteem. Seventy-six students from a private university in Singapore were randomised to the ARP group or wait-list control (WLC) group and assessments were conducted at pre-intervention (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3). A 2 × 3 mixed between-within groups multivariate analysis of variance with the between-group factor of Group (ARP, WLC) and the within-group factor of time (T1, T2, and T3) and the dependent variables of depression, anxiety, stress, resilience and self-esteem, with age and stage of degree as covariates showed a significant decrease over time in depression (ηp2 = .20), and anxiety (ηp2 = .06). There was a significant decrease in stress for the ARP only from T1 to T2 (ηp2 = .16). While there was a significant interaction of Time and Group for resilience (ηp2 = .07), there was no significant change in resilience for the ARP group alone. The results provide preliminary support that the ARP can impart essential skills that can have a positive impact on mental health in university students.

Keywords: FRIENDS; Mental health; Prevention; Resilience; “Adult Resilience Programme”.

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