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Anxious, Depressed About An Uncertain World? Training Can Help You Cope, Study Says
A 30-minute course improved uncertainty tolerance and reduced anxiety and depression in 18- to 24-year-olds, with benefits lasting up to one month, UNSW researchers said.
- On Dec. 15, University of New South Wales researchers reported a single half-hour Uncertainty-Mindset Training improved emerging adults' tolerance of uncertainty and reduced anxiety and depression for one month.
- Pressure from pandemic-era and ongoing societal stressors has increased uncertainty for young people, with researchers linking climate, economic, social and health uncertainty to worsening youth mental health.
- Researchers recruited 259 participants, 18- to 24-year-olds, and randomly assigned them to Uncertainty-Mindset Training, psychoeducation module and no-training group.
- Uncertainty-Mindset Training outperformed other approaches, producing the clearest improvements while psychoeducation had smaller gains and the no-training group showed no meaningful change; mental-health benefits began to wane by three months.
- Looking ahead, investigators will explore boosters and wider distribution to support young people and specific high-uncertainty groups, as Susanne Schweizer said the single session's value is clear.
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Helping young adults rethink uncertainty reduces anxiety and depression: study
A single 20 to 30-minute online course can help young adults become more tolerant of uncertainty and less anxious and depressed, a study led by UNSW Sydney psychologists has found. And the improved mental health effects were still evident at least a month after completing the course. The study, which was published today in the journal Psychological Medicine, comes at a time when young adults face persistent uncertainty – from the pandemic to glo…
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