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Living with awareness, courage, and love: An accessible behavioral intervention to improve well-being

Hardebeck, Emerson J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1682364123339956

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2023, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Seattle: Clinical Psychology.
Accessing mental healthcare is difficult and has become more so as demand escalated during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to address this problem, an established behavior therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), has recently been adapted into a group-based format called Living with Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL), which can be disseminated inexpensively and quickly due to its reliance on laypeople, rather than clinicians, as facilitators. This randomized-controlled trial evaluated the effects of a six-week ACL group on participants’ well-being across several domains. Compared to participants in the control group, those in the ACL intervention formed a significantly closer bond with their group and experienced greater improvements in their self-compassion, although there were no significant changes in their anxiety, depression, or psychological flexibility. These results indicate that ACL groups may be a promising new way to improve interpersonal connection and self-compassion when there are barriers to traditional treatments for these struggles.
Melissa Kennedy (Committee Chair)
Mavis Tsai (Committee Member)
Michael Toohey (Committee Member)
Clinical Psychology
college students; undergraduates; university campus; loneliness; cognitive-behavioral therapy; functional analytic psychotherapy; acceptance and commitment therapy

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  • Hardebeck, E. J. (2023). Living with awareness, courage, and love: An accessible behavioral intervention to improve well-being [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1682364123339956

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hardebeck, Emerson. Living with awareness, courage, and love: An accessible behavioral intervention to improve well-being. 2023. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1682364123339956.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hardebeck, Emerson. "Living with awareness, courage, and love: An accessible behavioral intervention to improve well-being." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1682364123339956

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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