Mindfulness-based meditation to decrease stress and anxiety in college students: A narrative synthesis of the research
| Autor: | Joanne Kraenzle Schneider, Mandy D. Bamber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Psychotherapist Mindfulness media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Psychological intervention 050301 education Education Mindfulness-based stress reduction Stress (linguistics) medicine Anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Narrative Meditation medicine.symptom Psychology 0503 education Inclusion (education) media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Educational Research Review. 18:1-32 |
| ISSN: | 1747-938X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.edurev.2015.12.004 |
| Popis: | Objective The primary purpose of this paper was to narratively review the research testing the effects of mindfulness meditation on stress and anxiety in the college students; reviewing the inclusion of mindfulness was a secondary purpose. Methods A literature search resulted in 57 studies on the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in reducing stress and anxiety in college students. Conclusions Researchers examined anxiety in 40 studies, self-reported stress in 34, physiological stress in 11, and mindfulness in 24. Thirty-three of 40 and 25 of 34 studies showed significant decreases in anxiety and stress respectively; 22 of 24 showed an increase in mindfulness. Physiological stress had inconsistent results indicating a need for further research. Overall, mindfulness meditation shows promise in reducing stress and anxiety in college students. Additionally, there are a number of differences in mindfulness interventions including frequency, duration, instructional method, and inclusion of yoga, that need quantitative examination (meta-analysis) to determine which is most effective. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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