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- Title
A pilot study investigating the efficacy of brief, phone‐based, behavioral interventions for burnout in graduate students.
- Authors
Fang, Caitlin M.; McMahon, Kibby; Miller, Melissa L.; Rosenthal, Mark Zachary
- Abstract
Objective: This pilot study tested the efficacy of two brief, phone‐administered, behavioral interventions derived from behavioral activation in reducing burnout among doctoral students. Methods: Sixty‐six doctoral students demonstrating current high burnout were randomly assigned to one of three intervention conditions: (1) Reward: increasing pleasant, rewarding behaviors, (2) Approach: approaching important goals that they have been avoiding, or (3) Control: monitoring only. Results: Results indicated that doctoral students treated with the approach intervention reported significantly lower burnout compared to participants in the control condition immediately after the intervention and at a 1‐week follow‐up. Results also suggested that students in the approach intervention also reported higher well‐being compared to students in the control condition. Conclusion: These findings suggest that this approach intervention is an effective treatment for school burnout for doctoral students that can be delivered remotely through phone and web technology.
- Subjects
GRADUATE students; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; COGNITIVE therapy; DOCTORAL students; REWARD (Psychology); HELPLINES
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2021, Vol 77, Issue 12, p2725
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jclp.23245