Brief mindfulness-based training and mindfulness trait attenuate psychological stress in university students: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological distress in University settings has grown and became a public health concern. In this context, contemplative practices such as mindfulness have been proposed as a strategy to help students on stress management.

Methods

Forty university students (20 female), aged between 18 to 30 years (mean = 24.15; SD = 3.56), with no previous experience with meditation or yoga were recruited at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and randomized to a mindfulness training (MT) or active control (AC) groups. We analyzed measures of anxiety, affect, stress, as well as state and trait mindfulness in order to evaluate the effects of trait mindfulness and a brief mindfulness intervention in forty healthy young students. Participants were classified as Low (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Sousa GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852130 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature