Development of a mental health promotion program for first-year university students: a systematic review and clinical trial

• Project/Area Number: 17K13944
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Hokusho University
• Principal Investigator: Irie Tomonari 北翔大学, 教育文化学部, 講師 (90787730)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 大学生 / 精神的健康 / 心理学的変数 / 認知行動療法 / マインドフルネス / 行動活性化 / 心理学的介入 / 臨床心理学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to gain insights into addressing mental health issues among university students and to further examine the effectiveness of the psychological intervention program created by the review.
This study revealed some psychological characteristics that may influence the mental health problems of university students.
In addition, providing a program to modify those psychological characteristics was found to improve or promote the mental health of university students. This study has organized ways to support university students with mental health problems and has shown specific and effective procedures.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大学生の精神的健康に関する問題は国際的な課題である中，これまでに系統的な検証がなされてこなかった領域でもある。本研究は，我が国における大学生の精神的健康に関する心理学的な支援方法について，包括的な知見を得ることができた。一方，本研究課題ではあくまで一般化された手続きであったことから，本研究課題の成果を元に，今後はより効率的に，個人化された手続きの提供を行うための知見を収集することで，各大学における保健管理の現場でより取り入れやすい手段を提供することが可能になると考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The Effectiveness of Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (G-ACT) on Mental Health among College Students: A Non-Randomized Pilot Study (2019)
  • Author(s): 入江 智也，河村 麻果，青木 俊太郎，横光 健吾，坂野 雄二
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Volume: 45 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-12
  • DOI: 10.24468/jjbct.17-189
  • NAID: 130007661436
  • ISSN: 2433-9040, 2433-9075
  • Year and Date: 2019-01-31
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Living Condition and the Well-Being of First-Year University Students in Japan (2019)
  • Author(s): Irie Tomonari、Yokomitsu Kengo
  • Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychology Volume: 10 Pages: 2831-2831
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02831
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status among university students: A meta-analysis (2019)
  • Author(s): Irie Tomonari、Yokomitsu Kengo、Sakano Yuji
  • Journal Title: PLOS ONE Volume: 14 Issue: 9 Pages: e0223310-e0223310
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223310
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 学生相談室の利用が大学生の精神的健康に及ぼす効果－４年間の追跡調査による検討－ (2019)
  • Author(s): 入江 智也，丸岡 里香，坂野 雄二
  • Journal Title: CAMPUS HEALTH Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 40022282381
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Relationship between university students' cognitive behavioral variables and mental health (2019)
  • Author(s): Irie, T.
  • Journal Title: PsyArXiv Volume: -
  • DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/brqj7
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] 大学入学時におけるUPIのkey項目への該当および居住形態が退学リスクに及ぼす影響－生存時間分析を用いた検討－ (2017)
  • Author(s): 入江 智也，丸岡 里香
  • Journal Title: 学生相談研究 Volume: 38 Pages: 1-11
  • NAID: 40021320127
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Meta-analysis of the relationship between cognitive behavioral processes and mental health among university students (2018)
  • Author(s): Irie, T., Yokomitsu, K., & Sakano, Y.
  • Organizer: The 52nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Considering health service for university students: From a systematic review of the relationships between cognitive behavioral processes and mental health among university students. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu, K., & Irie, T.
  • Organizer: The 52nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 学生相談機関の利用が大学生の精神的健康に及ぼす継時的効果－４年間の縦断的検討－ (2017)
  • Author(s): 入江 智也
  • Organizer: 第55回全国大学保健管理研究集会