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ERIC Number: EJ1191144
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Reduces Psychological Distress in College Students
Felver, Joshua C.; Morton, Melissa L.; Clawson, Adam J.
College Student Journal, v52 n3 p291-298 Fall 2018
Problem: Undergraduate and graduate students frequently experience psychological distress that often results in impairment and psychopathology, and effective interventions are thus needed. This work represents a replication of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to reduce psychological distress; secondary objectives include: evaluating participant characteristics related to differential outcomes; exploring predictors of attrition; testing dose-response relations between attendance and practice, and psychological distress. Method: Twenty-one postsecondary students enrolled in MBSR. Using a non-experimental longitudinal design, student data collection included: psychological distress, trait mindfulness, attendance, and home-practice. Results: Repeated measures ANOVA yielded statistically significant reductions to psychological distress and increases in trait mindfulness. Mindfulness did not significantly moderate intervention effectiveness; no measured variable predicted attrition; and there was no observed dose-response relation. Conclusions: MBSR can reduce psychological distress in postsecondary students, however more research using larger samples is needed to fully understand this contemplative intervention.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Brief Symptom Inventory
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