How mindfulness, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance are related to perceived stress in a sample of university students.

ABSTRACT: University students constitute a population that is highly vulnerable to developing mental health problems, such as distress. The role of different variables associated with the development of states of stress has been studied in order to identify potential risk and protective factors. This study explored whether mindfulness, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance, while controlling for specific sociodemographic and academic variables, were potential significant protective or risk factors explaining perceived stress in a sample of 589 Spanish university students (81.2% female, age range 18-48 years). A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed using an exploratory cross-sectional design. Higher experiential avoidance, lower self-compassion, lower mindfulness, not perceiv

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Rubio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9897529 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature