Effectiveness of group interpersonal psychotherapy for decreasing aggression and increasing social support among Chinese university students: A randomized controlled study

Li Y 1 , Roslan SB 2 , Ahmad NAB 3 , Omar ZB 3 , Zhang L 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Psychology, Chengde Medical University, Hebei, China. Electronic address: 15903141000@163.com
  • 2 Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: samsilah@upm.edu.my
  • 3 Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Psychology, Chengde Medical University, Hebei, China
J Affect Disord, 2019 05 15;251:274-279.
PMID: 30953892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.051

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The objective of this randomized controlled experimental study was to determine the intervention effect of group interpersonal psychotherapy (G-IPT) for aggression and social support among Chinese first-grade university students.

METHODS: Through stratified random sampling, 1469 students, aged 18-19 years, were enrolled. Participants whose score achieved the aggressive evaluation standard were selected and then 60 participants were randomly divided into 2 groups: G-IPT and control. The participants in the G-IPT group received 16 sessions of treatment, whereas the participants in the control group did not receive any intervention. All participants completed the assessment three times: before, after, and tracking.

RESULTS: The results showed that the total score and the scores of all subscales of aggression dropped significantly (P 

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