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Undergraduate student perceptions of cognitive behavioral therapy, aerobic exercise, and their combination for depression.
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Journal of American College Health . Dec2024, Vol. 72 Issue 9, p3603-3611. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: Both aerobic exercise and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) improve depression, but perceptions of their credibility and efficacy are underexplored. These perceptions can contribute to treatment seeking and outcome. A previous online sample ranging in age and education rated a combined treatment higher than individual components and underestimated their efficacy. The current study is a replication exclusively focused on college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N = 260) participated during the 2021–2022 school year. Methods: Students reported impressions of each treatment's credibility, efficacy, difficulty, and recovery rate. Results: Students viewed combined therapy as potentially better, but also more difficult, and underestimated recovery rates, replicating previous work. Their efficacy ratings significantly underestimated both meta-analytic estimates and the previous sample's perceptions. Conclusions: Consistent underestimation of treatment effectiveness suggests that realistic education could prove especially beneficial. Students might be more willing than the broader population to accept exercise as a treatment or adjunct for depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CRONBACH'S alpha
*DATA analysis
*UNDERGRADUATES
*PROBABILITY theory
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*AEROBIC exercises
*COMBINED modality therapy
*CONVALESCENCE
*ONE-way analysis of variance
*STATISTICS
*COGNITIVE therapy
*STUDENT attitudes
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*MENTAL depression
*EVALUATION
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07448481
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of American College Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 181109520
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2185461