Write and let go: an online writing program for university students

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Main Author: Batista, João
Publication Date: 2022
Other Authors: Marinai, Janine C., Gouveia, Melissa, Oliveira, João Tiago, Gonçalves, Miguel M.
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/87293
Summary: The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874600/full#supplementary-material
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spelling Write and let go: an online writing program for university studentsexpressive writingambivalenceonline interventionwriting based interventionscombined writingpositive writingwritten disclosure paradigmCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesSaúde de qualidadeThe Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874600/full#supplementary-materialBackground: There are a plethora of studies on expressive writing and positive writing interventions, but few have addressed the combination of both paradigms. Additionally, research on the role of ambivalence toward change in the context of writing-based interventions is lacking. Ambivalence toward change is a natural movement of approaching and avoiding change that may occur in various situations. In psychotherapy, its resolution is associated with successful outcomes. Aim: This study tested the efficacy of a combination of expressive and positive writing paradigms in an internet-based intervention to improve university students’ mental health. Additionally, focusing participants on a current, unresolved problem allowed us to explore the possible role of ambivalence toward change as a mediator of the intervention’s results. Methods: We recruited 172 participants who were randomly divided into experimental (n = 85) and control (n = 87) groups. The intervention consisted of the identification of a current problem and four writing tasks on consecutive days. Assessment was conducted at baseline and posttest in both groups and at follow-up in the experimental group. Participants in the experimental condition were also assessed after each task. Measures of anxiety, depression, rumination, ambivalence toward change, distress, and wellbeing (optimism, affect, and satisfaction with life) were collected. Results: Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed that participants in the experimental group had a significant decrease from baseline to posttest in ambivalence toward change and rumination when compared with the control group. These results were maintained at follow-up. No differences were found in the remaining measures. Within the experimental group, ambivalence toward change, rumination, and distress significantly decreased throughout the intervention and the exploratory mediation analysis indicated that ambivalence toward change partially mediated the improvements in rumination and distress. Discussion: Considering different perspectives about a current problem and using a combination of expressive and positive writing fostered the reduction of ambivalence toward change and rumination. Ambivalence toward change reduction after the second writing task may have created optimal conditions for the subsequent decrease in rumination and distress. Future studies should replicate this finding and dismantle the components that are more adequate in changing these variables.This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Center (PSI/01662), School of Psychology, University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (UID/PSI/01662/2019), through the national funds (PIDDAC).Frontiers MediaUniversidade do MinhoBatista, JoãoMarinai, Janine C.Gouveia, MelissaOliveira, João TiagoGonçalves, Miguel M.2022-072022-07-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/87293engBatista, J., Marinai, J. C., Gouveia, M., Oliveira, J. T., & Gonçalves, M. M. (2022, July 7). Write and Let Go: An Online Writing Program for University Students. Frontiers in Psychology. Frontiers Media SA. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.8746001664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2022.874600https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874600info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-11T06:07:37Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/87293Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T15:41:55.221957Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
title Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
spellingShingle Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
Batista, João
expressive writing
ambivalence
online intervention
writing based interventions
combined writing
positive writing
written disclosure paradigm
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
title_short Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
title_full Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
title_fullStr Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
title_full_unstemmed Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
title_sort Write and let go: an online writing program for university students
author Batista, João
author_facet Batista, João
Marinai, Janine C.
Gouveia, Melissa
Oliveira, João Tiago
Gonçalves, Miguel M.
author_role author
author2 Marinai, Janine C.
Gouveia, Melissa
Oliveira, João Tiago
Gonçalves, Miguel M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Batista, João
Marinai, Janine C.
Gouveia, Melissa
Oliveira, João Tiago
Gonçalves, Miguel M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv expressive writing
ambivalence
online intervention
writing based interventions
combined writing
positive writing
written disclosure paradigm
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
topic expressive writing
ambivalence
online intervention
writing based interventions
combined writing
positive writing
written disclosure paradigm
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
description The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874600/full#supplementary-material
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