OBJECTIVES Graduate students are at greater risk of developing mental health concerns than other adults in their age group. Despite the need for care within this population, there is a lack of literature on accessible interventions designed specifically to meet the needs of graduate students. The present study examines the efficacy of a novel intervention: Mood Lifters for Graduate Students (ML-GS). METHOD This study is a clinical trial with randomization. The sample size consisted of 131 participants. The average age was 25.95 years, and the sample was 88.5% women, 61.8% White, and 65.6% straight or heterosexual. Participants completed the same survey before and after participating in ML-GS, as well as 1-month after completing ML-GS. Three measures from those surveys were examined in this study: Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and Perceived Stress Scale. Two-way mixed-design analyses of variance (ANOVAs) and repeated measures ANOVAs were used to analyze these data. RESULTS Results indicated that participants enrolled in ML-GS experienced significant, clinically meaningful reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress, when compared to their waitlist counterparts. The changes made during the ML-GS program were also maintained at the 1-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that ML-GS is effective in reducing depression, anxiety, and stress among graduate students. It may be a good solution for the large demand for mental health support in that population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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研究生待遇：减轻研究生教育的情感损失。

目标 研究生比同年龄段的其他成年人面临更大的心理健康问题风险。尽管这一人群需要护理，但缺乏专门为满足研究生需求而设计的可行干预措施的文献。本研究检验了一种新颖干预措施的功效：研究生情绪提升剂（ML-GS）。方法 本研究是一项随机临床试验。样本量由 131 名参与者组成。平均年龄为 25.95 岁，样本中 88.5% 为女性，61.8% 为白人，65.6% 为异性恋或异性恋。参与者在参加 ML-GS 之前和之后以及完成 ML-GS 1 个月后完成了相同的调查。本研究检查了这些调查中的三项指标：患者健康问卷 9、广泛性焦虑症 7 和感知压力量表。使用双向混合设计方差分析 (ANOVA) 和重复测量方差分析来分析这些数据。结果 结果表明，与候补名单上的参与者相比，参加 ML-GS 的参与者的抑郁、焦虑和压力显着降低，具有临床意义。ML-GS 计划期间所做的更改在 1 个月的随访中也得到保留。结论 这些研究结果表明 ML-GS 可有效减少研究生的抑郁、焦虑和压力。对于该人群对心理健康支持的巨大需求，这可能是一个很好的解决方案。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。