Development of a self-help program to reduce rumination for the prevention of mental disorders in adolescents.

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22285
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0110:Psychology and related fields
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Kambara Kohei 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(教), 助教 (70881259)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 反すう / 抑うつ / 青年 / 具体モード / 処理モード / 予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Rumination, which is the tendency to think negatively, is a cause of depression in late adolescence. Increasing concrete mode, which is the ability to think concretely about the details of events and experiences, is one of the strategies to reduce rumination. In Study 1, we developed and revised the scale to measure concrete mode. In Study 2, we collected approximately 80 university students and divided them into two groups: an intervention group and a wait-list group; the intervention group received training for one week. The results showed that only the intervention group showed a significant decrease in symptoms of depression and an increase in concrete mode one month after the intervention. In summary, we have developed an effective training program for the prevention of depression that can be provided online.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題を通じて、反すう傾向のある青年の落ち込みを軽減する自助的プログラムを明らかにした。自助的プログラムは専門家のリソースの乏しい環境であっても提供可能であるというメリットがある。また、本課題実施時のCovid-19のようなパンデミックによる対面の心理的支援が提供しづらい状況であっても自助的プログラムは活用しやすい。本研究の自助的プログラムはこれらのメリットを持つ方法と考えられ、今後は幅広い青年に提供可能な心理的支援法として期待される。