A 2-week online metaphorical acceptance-based intervention for negative emotions in college students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.01.13
- VernacularTitle:大学生负性情绪的隐喻接纳2周在线干预研究
- Author:
Ruonan LI
1
;
Wanrong YU
;
Jianxin ZHANG
;
Wencai ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中国科学院心理健康重点实验室,中国科学院心理研究所,北京 100101;中国科学院大学心理学系,北京 100049
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
therapeutic metaphor;
acceptance-based intervention;
experiential avoidance;
negative emo-tions;
college students
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(1):75-80
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect of metaphorical acceptance-based intervention on alleviating negative emotions in college students.Methods:Totally 112 college students were assigned to the metaphorical in-tervention group(n=40),the non-metaphorical intervention group(n=36),and the control group(n=36).Both intervention groups received online group intervention once a week for 2 weeks,while the control group received no intervention.The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7),Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9),Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-2nd Edition(AAQ-Ⅱ),and a self-report acceptance item were used to assess participants'anxiety,depression,experiential avoidance,and acceptance at baseline,2-week post-intervention,1-week follow-up,and 3-week follow-up.Results:After 2-week interventions,the scores of GAD-7,PHQ-9,and AAQ-Ⅱ in the meta-phorical group were lower than that at baseline,and the scores of self-report acceptance were higher than that at baseline(Ps＜0.01).In the non-metaphorical group,the scores of GAD-7 at 1-week follow-up,the scores of PHQ-9 at 2-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up,and the scores of AAQ-Ⅱ after 2-week post-intervention were all lower than that at baseline(Ps＜0.05).The scores of self-report acceptance after 2 weeks post-intervention were all higher than baseline(Ps＜0.001).The decrease of scores of AAQ-Ⅱ only mediated the reduction of scores of GAD-7(95％CI=-2.39--0.38)and PHQ-9(95％CI=-2.65--0.44)caused by metaphorical acceptance-based intervention.Conclusion:Online metaphorical acceptance-based intervention may have larger efficacy than non-metaphorical intervention in continuously alleviating anxiety,and the reduction of experiential avoidance plays an important role in alleviating anxiety and depression in metaphorical acceptance-based intervention.
