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International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 2019

The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-relat... more The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-related illnesses in college students. Participants were recruited at a large public university ( N = 213). A total of 132 participants completed in-person research sessions and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (two control and one intervention), and another 81 participants completed measures online (online control) without any face-to-face contact. The intervention consisted of brief, one-on-one diaphragmatic breathing training, delivered by trained research assistants. Data were collected at baseline and 2-week follow-up. Participants receiving the intervention provided positive ratings of intervention acceptability and reported utilizing diaphragmatic breathing during the 2-week period. They also reported significant improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. When compared with the control conditions, however, the Intervention condition produced s...

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, Sep 20, 2022

for your unwavering support over the last seven years through custody battles, death, illness, an... more for your unwavering support over the last seven years through custody battles, death, illness, and injury. Thank you Dr. Okado and Dr. Alcalá, the CASA Lab, and PAGSOCA for providing a space that offered both instrumental, academic, and emotional support as well as the patience and courage to navigate the institutional and cultural barriers of this process. Thank you to my mothers, Irene Oda, Kathy De Pace, and Shawn Kelly, who encouraged me to endure. Finally, thank you to my daughter, Sophia Oda, for providing me with purpose, fulfillment, and motivation and to my partner, Taylor Boren, who has patiently prodded, strategically encouraged, inspired, and supported me to aspire for more both personally and professionally. I am forever grateful for your support.

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-relat... more The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-related illnesses in college students. Participants were recruited at a large public university ( N = 213). A total of 132 participants completed in-person research sessions and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (two control and one intervention), and another 81 participants completed measures online (online control) without any face-to-face contact. The intervention consisted of brief, one-on-one diaphragmatic breathing training, delivered by trained research assistants. Data were collected at baseline and 2-week follow-up. Participants receiving the intervention provided positive ratings of intervention acceptability and reported utilizing diaphragmatic breathing during the 2-week period. They also reported significant improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. When compared with the control conditions, however, the Intervention condition produced s...

International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 2019

The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-relat... more The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-related illnesses in college students. Participants were recruited at a large public university ( N = 213). A total of 132 participants completed in-person research sessions and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (two control and one intervention), and another 81 participants completed measures online (online control) without any face-to-face contact. The intervention consisted of brief, one-on-one diaphragmatic breathing training, delivered by trained research assistants. Data were collected at baseline and 2-week follow-up. Participants receiving the intervention provided positive ratings of intervention acceptability and reported utilizing diaphragmatic breathing during the 2-week period. They also reported significant improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. When compared with the control conditions, however, the Intervention condition produced s...

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, Sep 20, 2022

for your unwavering support over the last seven years through custody battles, death, illness, an... more for your unwavering support over the last seven years through custody battles, death, illness, and injury. Thank you Dr. Okado and Dr. Alcalá, the CASA Lab, and PAGSOCA for providing a space that offered both instrumental, academic, and emotional support as well as the patience and courage to navigate the institutional and cultural barriers of this process. Thank you to my mothers, Irene Oda, Kathy De Pace, and Shawn Kelly, who encouraged me to endure. Finally, thank you to my daughter, Sophia Oda, for providing me with purpose, fulfillment, and motivation and to my partner, Taylor Boren, who has patiently prodded, strategically encouraged, inspired, and supported me to aspire for more both personally and professionally. I am forever grateful for your support.

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-relat... more The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-related illnesses in college students. Participants were recruited at a large public university ( N = 213). A total of 132 participants completed in-person research sessions and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (two control and one intervention), and another 81 participants completed measures online (online control) without any face-to-face contact. The intervention consisted of brief, one-on-one diaphragmatic breathing training, delivered by trained research assistants. Data were collected at baseline and 2-week follow-up. Participants receiving the intervention provided positive ratings of intervention acceptability and reported utilizing diaphragmatic breathing during the 2-week period. They also reported significant improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. When compared with the control conditions, however, the Intervention condition produced s...