ÜBERMAD

Action

Clarify what matters to you

ACT-style values work and committed action toward them.

A man in a checked jumper rows a small wooden boat, steady and calm, with a star low on the horizon behind him.

Studies (7)

  1. Paper

    One hour-long therapy session helped students put things off less two weeks later
    TestedHelped

    One hour on goals, values, mindfulness and stepping back from unhelpful thoughts helped students put things off less.

    Randomised trial of 151 university students in Germany who put things off · vs students who only filled in questionnaires · they rated themselves

    TestedNo difference

    The planning session and the session on values and mindfulness worked just as well as each other two weeks later.

    Randomised trial of 151 university students in Germany who put things off · vs the other one-hour session · they rated themselves

  2. Paper

    Group sessions on values helped children who stutter put off schoolwork less
    TestedHelped

    After group sessions on values and feelings, kids put off schoolwork less than the other group, even two months on.

    Small randomised trial of 30 children who stutter in Iran · vs children who got nothing · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show

  3. Paper

    Eight weekly group sessions on accepting feelings helped schoolboys put things off less
    TestedHelped

    Boys who learned to accept feelings and act on values put things off less than waiting boys, through two months.

    Very small randomised trial of 20 schoolboys in Tehran who put things off · vs boys who were still waiting for the course · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

  4. Paper

    Six weekly group sessions on accepting thoughts cut putting off schoolwork in nursing students
    TestedHelped

    Students who had six sessions on accepting thoughts and acting on values put off schoolwork less than the waiting group.

    Small randomised trial of 43 nursing students who put things off · vs students who waited for the sessions · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; groups differed at the start

  5. Paper

    Group therapy on accepting feelings helped boys who fear tests put things off less
    TestedHelped

    After eight weekly group sessions on feelings and values, boys put off schoolwork less than boys who got nothing.

    Small randomised trial of 30 Iranian seventh-grade boys with high test anxiety · vs boys who got nothing · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show

  6. Paper

    Two group programmes helped burned-out schoolgirls put things off less, equally well
    TestedHelped

    Ten group sessions on values, accepting hard thoughts and making plans helped girls put things off less than nothing.

    Small randomised trial of 45 schoolgirls in Iran burned out by school · vs girls who got nothing until the study ended · they rated themselves

    TestedNo difference

    The values sessions worked no better for putting things off than the sessions on unhelpful thoughts.

    Small randomised trial of 45 schoolgirls in Iran burned out by school · vs eight group sessions on unhelpful thoughts · they rated themselves

  7. Paper

    Two kinds of group therapy both helped boys who self-harm put off schoolwork less
    TestedHelped

    Boys who had eight sessions on mindfulness and values also put off schoolwork less than the waiting group.

    Small randomised trial of 45 secondary-school boys in Iran who self-harm · vs boys who waited for the sessions · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

Often used with it