| Summary: | Objective To explore the effects of benefit finding training on emotion, resilience and post-traumatic growth for college freshmen. Methods A total of 126 freshmen sampled from a university in Chongqing were surveyed by Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). After all valid questionnaire were collected, they were randomly divided into experimental group (receiving benefit finding training, n=63) and control group (without training, n=63). The changes in depression, state and strait anxiety, resilience and post-traumatic growth were compared after training. Results There were no statistical differences in the total scores of depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety, resilience and post-traumatic growth between the experimental group and the control group before training (P>0.05). After training, significant differences were seen in above scores between the 2 group, with the experimental group having obviously lower levels of state anxiety and trait anxiety, and higher levels of post-traumatic growth than the control group (P < 0.05). But there was no statistical differences in depression and resilience between the 2 group (P>0.05). Benefit finding training resulted in greatly improved post-traumatic growth (P < 0.01) and decreased state anxiety level (P < 0.05) in the experimental group. But no such changes were seen in the control group (P>0.05). Conclusion Benefit finding training effectively improves the post-traumatic growth of college freshmen, and reduces their anxiety, and thus helps them better adapt to college life.
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