L'approche d'acceptation et d'engagement : quels benefices les etudiants universitaires en retirent-ils?

Several third wave behavioural and cognitive interventions such as the acceptance and engagement approach are implemented in post-secondary institutions to promote students' wellness and to prevent the onset of mental health problems. Although encouraging, the studies on these interventions are mainly quantitative and do not reflect the complexity of the process that takes place when students take part in this type of group approach or understand the benefits that they feel they draw from it. This qualitative study was conducted to explore the benefits of Korsa workshops. University students (N = 146) participated in four weekly workshops of two and a half hours each, spread over one month. They shared their impressions of the workshops in a written format. Their feedback suggests that the workshops lead them to 1) perceive their difficulties differently, 2) adopt different attitudes and behaviours, and 3) experience a state of serenity, presence, and well-being. These benefits seem to be influenced by characteristics specific to the context in which the workshops are offered as well as the attitude of the facilitators.