Objective: To explore the intervening effect of a cognitive behavioral interactive group therapy (CBIGT) on academic burnout of college students. Methods: 38 college students who had mild academic burnout were selected and randomly divided into intervention group and control group. Students in intervention group were taken to attend CBIGT for 8 sessions in 4 weeks. Meanwhile, another 19 students were selected to form the model group and control group. All the subjects were evaluated by qualitative and quantitative methods to test the effect of intervention. Results: After CBIGT, scores of the students in the intervention group in academic burnout scale and its three sub-scales were significantly lower than those in the pre-test, while in the control group, there was no significant difference compared with pre-test; The students in the intervention group had lower scores in academic burnout scale and its three sub-scales in post-test and follow-up test than those of the control group, while there was no significant difference compared with the model group. The quantitative reports and qualitative analysis of the members also verified the results. Conclusion: CBIGT can reduce the academic burnout of college students.
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