Relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status among university students: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for improving mental health problems among university students. However, intervention components have different effects on mental health problems. This paper is a meta-analysis of the data concerning the relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status among university students. A total of five electronic databases were reviewed, and 876 articles met the initial selection criteria. Reviewers applied standardized coding schemes to extract the correlational relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status. A total of 55 articles were included in the meta-analysis. Correlations were found for three cognitive behavioral variables (attention, thought, and behavior) across nine mental h

SUBMITTER: Irie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764683 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature