title: Randomized controlled trial of the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with undergraduate university students.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with college students.
  
  
  
  College students (aged 18-23) from a large Midwest US university who volunteered for a randomized controlled trial during the 2015 spring semester.
  
  
  
  College students were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 64) or a control (n = 65) group. Intervention participants received three 45-minute RCI sessions over subsequent weeks. All participants completed pre- and post-intervention assessments at the beginning of Week 1 and end of Week 3. Student resilience, coping, hope, stress, depression, and anxiety were assessed.
  
  
  
  RCI participants reported significantly more hope and less stress and depression from Week 1 to Week 3 compared with control participants. Results for resilience also approached statistical significance. Effect sizes were small to moderate.
  
  
  
  This study found preliminary evidence that RCI is an effective resilience intervention for use with college students.
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: J Brian
authors: JB
authors: Houston
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: First
authors: b Department of Communication , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas , USA.
authors: Matthew L
authors: ML
authors: Spialek
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: Mary E
authors: ME
authors: Sorenson
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: Toby
authors: T
authors: Mills-Sandoval
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: McKenzie
authors: M
authors: Lockett
authors: a Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors: Nathan L
authors: NL
authors: First
authors: c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , USA.
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Nitiéma
authors: c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , USA.
authors: Sandra F
authors: SF
authors: Allen
authors: c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , USA.
authors: Betty
authors: B
authors: Pfefferbaum
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; coping; depression; group; hope; intervention; resilience; stress