ABSTRACT

The present research aimed to test the effectiveness of peer-supported, physical activity (PA) intervention for university students with depression. The 8–10 week intervention was structured to fulfill the basic psychological needs (BSN) of competence, autonomy, and relatedness outlined in the self-determination theory. Two studies were completed in subsequent years. In Study 1, ten students participated. Large effect size improvements were found in PA levels, BSN for PA, and depression scores. Inductive analysis of written feedback indicated evidence and examples of psychological need fulfillment. In Study 2, thirteen participants were compared to a matched-paired control group. Using a MANOVA, there was an interaction effect between group and time on the combined dependent variables. The intervention group had improvements to their depression and distress scores; the control group did not. Overall, a peer-based, PA intervention targeting BSN appears to be effective at decreasing depression and distress scores in students with depression.

摘要

本研究旨在测试同伴支持的体育活动 (PA) 干预对患有抑郁症的大学生的有效性。8-10 周的干预旨在满足自我决定理论中概述的能力、自主性和相关性的基本心理需求 (BSN)。随后几年完成了两项研究。在研究 1 中，有 10 名学生参加。在 PA 水平、PA 的 BSN 和抑郁评分中发现了较大的效应量改善。书面反馈的归纳分析表明了心理需求满足的证据和例子。在研究 2 中，将 13 名参与者与配对的对照组进行比较。使用 MANOVA，组和时间之间对组合因变量有交互作用。干预组的抑郁和痛苦评分有所改善；对照组没有。总体而言，针对 BSN 的基于同伴的 PA 干预似乎可有效降低抑郁症学生的抑郁和痛苦分数。