This randomized controlled trial examined the impact of The Connection Project, an experiential, relationship-focused intervention designed to improve school belongingness and decrease symptoms of depression and loneliness among new college students. Participants were 438 first-year and transfer students (232 treatment, 206 waitlist-control) at a medium-sized, 4years, predominantly White public university in the Southeastern United States. At postintervention, the treatment group reported significant relative increases in school belonging and significant relative reductions in levels of loneliness and depressive symptoms in comparison to waitlist-controls. Program effects were stronger for students from marginalized racial or ethnic backgrounds, students from lower socioeconomic status households, and transfer students. Results are interpreted as suggesting the utility of experiential, peer-support prevention programming to promote college students' well-being, particularly college students who hold identities that are traditionally disadvantaged in this context.

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促进联系以提高大学生的幸福感：对体验式团体计划的评估

这项随机对照试验检验了The Connection Project的影响，一种以关系为中心的体验式干预，旨在提高新大学生的学校归属感并减少抑郁和孤独的症状。参与者是美国东南部以白人为主的中型 4 年制公立大学的 438 名一年级学生和转学生（232 名接受治疗，206 名候补名单控制）。在干预后，与候补名单对照组相比，治疗组报告学校归属感显着相对增加，孤独感和抑郁症状水平显着相对降低。对于来自边缘化种族或族裔背景的学生、来自较低社会经济地位家庭的学生和转学生来说，项目效果更强。结果被解释为表明经验的效用，