TY - JOUR
T1 - The effectiveness of a meaning-centered psychoeducational group intervention for Chinese college students
AU - Cheng, Mingming
AU - Hasche, Leslie
AU - Huang, Haitao
AU - Su, Xiqing Susan
N1 - Funding information:
This study was supported by a grant from the Humanities and Social Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (11YJC880013).
Publisher copyright:
© Society for Personality Research
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - Using a sample of 66 Chinese college students, we measured the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a meaning-centered psychoeducational group intervention in increasing the level of their psychological well-being. The students were assigned to either a control or an intervention group, and those in the intervention group attended 9 weekly meaning-centered psychoeducational sessions. All participants completed baseline, posttest, and 3-month follow-up tests to compare the level of psychological well-being of the intervention and control groups. With the exception of the life enjoyment dimension in the Chinese Sources of Meaning in Life Scale (CSMLS), the scores of the intervention group differed significantly from the control group between the baseline and the posttest, and for the subscales of depression and sense of adequacy (General Health Questionnaire), search for meaning (Meaning in Life Questionnaire), and the dimensions of social concern, personal growth, and harmonious relationships (CSMLS), the scores at the follow-up test time indicated the effectiveness of the group intervention. These findings highlight the effectiveness of a meaning-centered group intervention in improving college students’ psychological well-being and positive perception of meaning in life.
AB - Using a sample of 66 Chinese college students, we measured the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a meaning-centered psychoeducational group intervention in increasing the level of their psychological well-being. The students were assigned to either a control or an intervention group, and those in the intervention group attended 9 weekly meaning-centered psychoeducational sessions. All participants completed baseline, posttest, and 3-month follow-up tests to compare the level of psychological well-being of the intervention and control groups. With the exception of the life enjoyment dimension in the Chinese Sources of Meaning in Life Scale (CSMLS), the scores of the intervention group differed significantly from the control group between the baseline and the posttest, and for the subscales of depression and sense of adequacy (General Health Questionnaire), search for meaning (Meaning in Life Questionnaire), and the dimensions of social concern, personal growth, and harmonious relationships (CSMLS), the scores at the follow-up test time indicated the effectiveness of the group intervention. These findings highlight the effectiveness of a meaning-centered group intervention in improving college students’ psychological well-being and positive perception of meaning in life.
KW - group intervention
KW - meaning-centered psychoeducation
KW - positive meaning
KW - meaning in life
KW - psychological well-being
KW - Chinese college students
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U2 - 10.2224/sbp.2015.43.5.741
DO - 10.2224/sbp.2015.43.5.741
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84963766480
SN - 0301-2212
VL - 43
SP - 741
EP - 756
JO - Social Behavior and Personality
JF - Social Behavior and Personality
IS - 5
ER -