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The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students

A notable deterioration in mental health, especially anxiety and depression, was seen among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, immediate preventive action is required to remedy this concern by using the online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT). The effectivene...

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Main Authors: Yoke Yong, Chen, Siti Meriyam, Bakar, Rosalia, Saimon, Razitasham, Safii
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
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BF Psychology
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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spelling my.unimas.ir.402192022-10-20T00:06:25Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40219/ The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students Yoke Yong, Chen Siti Meriyam, Bakar Rosalia, Saimon Razitasham, Safii BF Psychology RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine A notable deterioration in mental health, especially anxiety and depression, was seen among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, immediate preventive action is required to remedy this concern by using the online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT). The effectiveness of this e-ACT on psychological flexibility and mental wellbeing was assessed among 52 Malaysian undergraduate university students aged between 18 and 23 years old during the pandemic. Based on a small group approach, participants received two online e-ACT sessions (a total of 5 hours). The paired sample t-tests result showed a significant improvement on mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and wellbeing among the students. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed a significant decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress. These findings support the use of e-ACT mental health education to promote psychological wellbeing among university students. Further empirical studies are needed to test the effectiveness of e-ACT on psychological flexibility and mental wellbeing. Taylor & Francis 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40219/3/The%20Use%20of%20Online-based%20-%20Copy.pdf Yoke Yong, Chen and Siti Meriyam, Bakar and Rosalia, Saimon and Razitasham, Safii (2022) The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1540-4730 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87568225.2022.2134073?src= DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2022.2134073
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Yoke Yong, Chen
Siti Meriyam, Bakar
Rosalia, Saimon
Razitasham, Safii
The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
description A notable deterioration in mental health, especially anxiety and depression, was seen among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, immediate preventive action is required to remedy this concern by using the online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT). The effectiveness of this e-ACT on psychological flexibility and mental wellbeing was assessed among 52 Malaysian undergraduate university students aged between 18 and 23 years old during the pandemic. Based on a small group approach, participants received two online e-ACT sessions (a total of 5 hours). The paired sample t-tests result showed a significant improvement on mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and wellbeing among the students. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed a significant decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress. These findings support the use of e-ACT mental health education to promote psychological wellbeing among university students. Further empirical studies are needed to test the effectiveness of e-ACT on psychological flexibility and mental wellbeing.
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author Yoke Yong, Chen
Siti Meriyam, Bakar
Rosalia, Saimon
Razitasham, Safii
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Siti Meriyam, Bakar
Rosalia, Saimon
Razitasham, Safii
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title The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
title_short The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
title_full The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
title_fullStr The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (e-ACT) to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing among University Students
title_sort use of online-based acceptance and commitment therapy (e-act) to improve the psychological wellbeing among university students
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