Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention

Opiskelijoiden mielenterveyshaasteet ovat lisääntyneet viime vuosina, mikä on lisännyt tarvetta psykologista hyvinvointia tukeville verkkopohjaisille interventioille. Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin vastaavaan interventioon osallistuvien yliopisto-opiskelijoiden ominaisuuksia keskittyen erilaisiin...

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Päätekijät: Alatalo, Marika, Kokko, Emilia
Muut tekijät: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Psykologian laitos, Department of Psychology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2025
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title Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
title_full Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
title_fullStr Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
title_full_unstemmed Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
title_short Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
title_sort identifying profiles of psychological distress psychological flexibility and mindfulness among finnish university students participating in a blended intervention
title_txtP Identifying Profiles of Psychological Distress, Psychological Flexibility, and Mindfulness Among Finnish University Students Participating in a Blended Intervention
topic psychological flexibility psychological distress student ill-being person-centered methods Psykologia Psychology kuormitus tietoinen läsnäolo opiskelijat henkinen hyvinvointi
topic_facet Psychology Psykologia henkinen hyvinvointi kuormitus opiskelijat person-centered methods psychological distress psychological flexibility student ill-being tietoinen läsnäolo
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