Mental Health Research and Treatment Centre, Ruhr University Bochum, Massenbergstrasse 11, 44797, Bochum, Germany.
DZPG (German Center for Mental Health), Bochum/Marburg, Germany.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Aug 14;23(1):1543. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16424-x.
Positive psychology interventions are known to have an impact on mental health as well as on a number of beneficial characteristics like optimism, gratitude and self-efficacy. The Positive Emotions Training (PoET) is one of the first holistic training programs covering eleven positive psychology constructs. The goal of this study was to test PoET's feasibility in the general population and to assess possible effects on positive and negative mental health factors. Additionally, possible effects on optimism, gratitude, happiness, resilience, and self-efficacy were examined.
The sample (n = 101) was not randomized. Participants were allocated to PoET (n = 55) or control group (n = 46) that did not receive treatment initially. The PoET group completed two training sessions (3.5 h each) that were conducted in an online format with groups of about 30 people. All participants completed positive and negative mental health measures at the beginning of the first training session and at the beginning of the second one as well as 30 days after the second session. Two-factorial repeated measures ANOVAs were conducted to test for possible effects of PoET on mental health.
The results showed that the contents were comprehensible and that the conduction of the training was feasible overall. In addition, a significant decrease of depression and anxiety symptoms as well as a significant increase of optimism were found in the PoET group. No significant changes were found in the control group.
Results indicate that PoET is an applicable intervention for improving mental health in the general population.
Retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov on 21/02/2023 (Identifier/Trial registration number: NCT05737251).
积极心理学干预措施已被证明对心理健康以及乐观、感恩和自我效能等许多有益特征有影响。积极情绪训练（PoET）是首批涵盖十一种积极心理学结构的整体培训计划之一。本研究的目的是检验 PoET 在普通人群中的可行性，并评估其对积极和消极心理健康因素的可能影响。此外，还研究了其对乐观、感恩、幸福、韧性和自我效能的可能影响。
该样本（n=101）未随机分组。参与者被分配到 PoET 组（n=55）或对照组（n=46），最初未接受治疗。PoET 组完成了两次培训课程（每次 3.5 小时），以在线形式进行，每组约 30 人。所有参与者在第一次培训课程开始时、第二次培训课程开始时以及第二次培训课程结束后 30 天完成了积极和消极心理健康测量。进行了两因素重复测量方差分析，以检验 PoET 对心理健康的可能影响。
结果表明，内容是可理解的，培训的实施总体上是可行的。此外，PoET 组的抑郁和焦虑症状显著减轻，乐观程度显著提高。对照组没有发现显著变化。
结果表明，PoET 是改善普通人群心理健康的一种适用干预措施。
于 2023 年 2 月 21 日在 ClinicalTrials.gov 上进行了回顾性注册（标识符/试验注册编号：NCT05737251）。
