Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	118944
Country	China

Category	Psychology
Manuscript Type	Clinical Trials Study
Article Title	Alleviating social anxiety in college students: A comprehensive positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model-based group counseling approach
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Wei Ji, Yu-Qing Wang, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Wen-Chen Zhang and Wei Jiang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Cangzhou Municipal Educational Science “14th Five-Year Plan” Planning Project 2509460
Corresponding Author	Yu-Qing Wang, Dentistry, Cangzhou Medical College, No. 39 Jiuhe West Road, Yunhe District, Cangzhou 061001, Hebei Province, China. wangyuqing900520@163.com
Key Words	PERMA model; Comprehensive; Group counseling; College students; Social anxiety
Core Tip	This randomized controlled trial demonstrates that a comprehensive group counseling program based on the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model of positive psychology significantly alleviates social anxiety and improves mental health in college students. Beyond reducing anxiety symptoms, the intervention uniquely enhances multiple positive psychosocial domains, including self-esteem, interpersonal trust, interpersonal attraction, social skills, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being. This study provides a novel, effective, and well-accepted multi-dimensional psychological intervention strategy for addressing the prevalent issue of social anxiety in the student population.
Citation	Ji W, Wang YQ, Zhao YY, Zhang WC, Jiang W. Alleviating social anxiety in college students: A comprehensive positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model-based group counseling approach. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2026-01-15 09:53
Peer-Review Started	2026-01-15 09:53
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-26 07:20
Return for Revision	2026-01-26 07:20
Revised	2026-01-29 08:38
Publication Fee Transferred	2026-02-01 05:35
Second Decision by Editor	2026-03-12 02:36
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-03-12 06:58
Articles in Press	2026-03-12 06:58
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