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Change in Academic Distress: Examining Differences Between a Clinical and Nonclinical Sample of College Students

  1. Allison J. Lockard1,
  2. Jeffrey A. Hayes1,
  3. Andrew A. McAleavey2,
  4. Benjamin D. Locke3

Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2012.00018.x

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Journal of College Counseling

Journal of College Counseling

Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 233–246, October 2012

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Lockard, A. J., Hayes, J. A., McAleavey, A. A. and Locke, B. D. (2012), Change in Academic Distress: Examining Differences Between a Clinical and Nonclinical Sample of College Students. Jnl of College Counseling, 15: 233–246. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2012.00018.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, all at Pennsylvania State University.

  2. 2

    Department of Psychology, all at Pennsylvania State University.

  3. 3

    Center for Psychological Services, all at Pennsylvania State University.

* concerning this article should be addressed to Allison J. Lockard, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Pennsylvania State University, 307 CEDAR Building, University Park, PA 16802 (e-mail: ail5178@psu.edu).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012
  3. Received 11/30/11; Revised 03/05/12; Accepted 04/02/12

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The purpose of this study was to examine academic distress over the course of a semester for both a clinical and nonclinical sample of college students by administering the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS-62 and CCAPS-34) to students at a single university. Results revealed that students who were in counseling showed a significant decrease in academic distress scores, whereas students who were not in counseling showed no significant change in academic distress scores. Implications of these results on future practices for university counseling centers are discussed.

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