%0 Journal Article
%T Randomized Trial Investigating of a Single
%A He Bu
%A Wenjie Duan
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517699525
%X To investigate the efficiency of a single-session character-strength-based cognitive intervention on enhancing freshmenĄ¯s adaptability. A randomized trial, pretest, posttest, follow-up intervention was employed using repeated-measures analyses to evaluate the effect. This 90-min intervention contained four activities with 52 undergraduate freshmen (age 17¨C20) randomly assigned to the intervention and control group, 38 of whom completed all the programs (19 of each group). Compared with the control group, the intervention group showed a remarkable increase in well-being and a significant reduction in depression and anxiety at post and follow-up assessment. The stress level of the intervention group significantly decreased only at the follow-up test. Time effect and the interaction between time and group were significant in anxiety and stress. This intervention can quickly reduce negative affect and elevate well-being for freshmen. It expands the role of social worker in the prevention of mental illness among college population
%K strength-based intervention
%K positive intervention
%K positive education
%K single-session model
%K freshman
%K negative emotion
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517699525