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Objective:To explore the effect of the solution-focused brief group counseling on relieving procrastination of graduate students.Methods:Totally 33 graduate students with procrastination [the score of Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS) was more than or equal to 3.5] were selected through the Internct.They were randomly divided into two groups,17 in the ordinary counseling group (ordinary group) and 16 in the solution-focused counseling group (SF group).Samples in the SF group were given the solution-focused brief group counseling,while the ordinary group was given ordinary group counseling.The General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES),Self-control Scale (SCS) and Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS) were used to get the outcome of graduate students at baseline,the time after the group counseling (1 week follow-up,1 month follow-up).Results:The interactive effect between group and time of SCS,PPS were statistically significant (Ps ＜0.01).Separate analyses showed that there was no significant difference between two groups in all variables at baseline (Ps ＞0.05).At the end of the group counseling,the SCS scores were higher in the SF group than in the Ordinary group,and the PPS scores were lower in the SF group than in the Ordinary group.Conclusion:It suggests that solution-focused brief group counseling could improve selfcontrol and relieve procrastination.
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Objective To explore the differences between schizophrenic patients and normal at prospective memory,and investigate the effect of personality intermediary between schizophrenia and prospective memory.Methods A case-control study was utilized in this research.It used the color matching task to test prospective memory and MMPI-2 scale to test personality differences between the two groups.Results Schizophrenia prospective memory score(19.29±2.30),lower than the normal group(44.74±2.06),the difference was significant(P＜0.01).In mediating effect on the personality inspection,the subscales within MMPI-2 of Social Scale(Si) and Anxiety and tension Scale(ANX) regression coefficients were tested(P＜0.05),which showed significant effect.Further analysis with sobel statistics showed that only one factor tested was significant.The test coefficients of depression scale (D),mental weakness scale (Pt) and schizophrenia scale (Sc) were significantly different (P＜ 0.05),which showed that these subscales also had significant mediating effect.Conclusion The prospective memory performance is low in schizophrenia.The personality characteristics that depression,mental weakness,schizo phrenia,social anxiety and tension play an intermediary role in schizophrenia and prospective memory.
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The strength model of self-control suggests that the exertion of self-control depends on a limited resource. Intervention studies over the years have aimed to improve participants'self-control via increasing their ca-pacity for the resource or decreasing their consumption of it. We conducted a review of the literature to provide summarized updates on the advances made in the intervention studies that have been conducted based on the strength model. The findings suggest that various behavior-training methods can build greater capacity for self-con-trol resource. Meanwhile,several behavior-training methods,mindfulness,and ingestion of glucose may also effec-tively slow down or enhance the recovery of ego-depletion. Future studies may further explore the mechanisms through which the behavior-training exert its positive influence. Similarly,to improve the ecological validity,it is recommended that future studies pay more attention to a wide range of self-control tasks. Qualitative studies are also wanted. Additionally,to improvethe daily life applications of the various intervention techniques,these sorts of stud-ies have the propensity to improve the practical significance of the strength model of self-control.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents.Methods In total,1123 junior middle school students sampled from the Wenchuan earthquake area were assessed in june 2011.Questionnaires included the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-Ⅳ (Revision 1),Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRS),the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED),and Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI).Results The girls reported significantly higher levels of depression (girls 14.72 ± 5.49,boys 13.08 ± 5.83) and anxiety (girls 31.54 ±15.43,boys 27.03 ± 17.09) than boys (P ＜ 0.05).The minorities reported significantly higher levels of PTG (minorities 59.97 ± 14.06,Han 57.71 ± 15.06),PTSD (22.05 ± 12.12,19.42 ± 12.78) and anxiety (30.36 ±16.35,28.01 ± 16.39) than the Han students (P＜0.05).The students whose father had higher degree of education reported lower level of depression and higher level of PTG (P ＜ 0.05).Correlation analysis showed that the PTSD total score,avoidance,arousal,DSRS and school avoidance scores were negatively related to PTGI score (r=-0.074,-0.091,-0.075,-0.360,-0.088,P ＜ 0.05).Linear regression analysis showed that the DSRS score was negatively related to PTGI total score and its four sub-scores (β =-0.365,-0.332,-0.332,-0.315,0.284,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Depression symptoms is negatively correlated with PTG and may be an adverse factor for post-traumatic growth in adolescents.
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ObjectiveTo explore the influences of perceived social support and social evaluations( including trust in others,government and social organizations,satisfaction of the government and social organizations,and satisfaction with the disaster relief and reconstruction work)on disaster area adults'life satisfaction after the Yushu earthquake.MethodsWith perceived social support scale (PSSS),satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and self made survey,370 Tibetan adults were investigated,and the average age was 32.99 ± 12.66.Results ①Perceived fricnds' support( r =0.24,P ＜ 0.01 ),perceived others＇ support ( r =0.15,P ＜ 0.01 ),trust in others,government and social organizations ( r =0.19,P ＜ 0.01 ),satisfaction with the government and social organizations ( r =0.14,P ＜ 0.05) and satisfaction with the disaster relief and reconstruction work ( r=0.17,P ＜ 0.01 )had significant positive correlations with Yushu adults'life satisfaction.②Perceived friends' support ( β =0.21,P ＜ 0.01 )and trust in others,government and social organizations(β =0.27,P＜0.05) were significant predictors of Yushu adults'life satisfaction.ConclusionPerceived friends'support and trust in others,government and social organizations can play an important role in Yushu adults'life satisfaction after the earthquake.