dc.contributor.author | Haslam, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Cruwys, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Chang, MX-L | |
dc.contributor.author | Bentley, SV | |
dc.contributor.author | Haslam, SA | |
dc.contributor.author | Dingle, GA | |
dc.contributor.author | Jetten, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-04T13:45:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Loneliness is a key public health issue for which various interventions have been
trialled. However, few directly target the core feature of loneliness—lack of belonging. This
is the focus of GROUPS 4 HEALTH (G4H), a recently developed intervention that targets the
development and maintenance of social group memberships to support health.
Method: To investigate the efficacy of this intervention, a randomized controlled trial was
conducted with participants (N=120) assigned to G4H or treatment-as-usual (TAU) by
computer software. Assessment of primary (loneliness) and secondary (depression, social
anxiety, general practitioner visits, multiple group membership) outcomes was conducted at
baseline and 2-month follow-up using mixed-model repeated-measures analyses.
Results: G4H produced a greater reduction in loneliness (d = -1.16) and social anxiety (d = -
0.53) than TAU (ds =-0.36, 0.03, respectively). G4H was also associated with fewer general
practitioner visits at follow-up (d = -0.21) and a stronger sense of belonging to multiple
groups (d = 0.96) relative to TAU (d = 0.21, d = 0.42, respectively). Depression declined
significantly in both G4H (d = -0.67) and TAU (d = -0.35), but follow-up analyses showed
this was greater in G4H among those not receiving adjunct psychopharmacological treatment
and whose symptoms were milder.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that G4H can be a useful way to treat loneliness and highlight
the importance of attending to group memberships when tackling this important social
challenge. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 87, pp. 787 - 801 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1037/ccp0000427 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/39045 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | en_GB |
dc.rights | ©American Psychological Association, 2019. | en_GB |
dc.subject | loneliness | en_GB |
dc.subject | social anxiety | en_GB |
dc.subject | social identity | en_GB |
dc.subject | GROUPS 4 HEALTH | en_GB |
dc.title | GROUPS 4 HEALTH reduces loneliness and social anxiety in adults with psychological distress: findings from a randomized controlled trial | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-04T13:45:28Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-006X | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Psychological Association via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-06-11 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-09-01 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-10-04T13:41:08Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-10-04T13:45:31Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |