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The Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Anxiety and Test Anxiety in a College Student Population Utilizing a RCT and WLC.

Psychological Reports July 7, 2025 John E. Lothes, Zayne Naseer, Brooke Perretti 1 citation

Online mindfulness practices over five weeks reduced test anxiety and overall anxiety in college students. In a randomized trial, 79 students were assigned to either sitting meditation or a waitlist control group. Both groups showed significant within-group reductions in test anxiety, overall anxiety, and DASS scores from the start to the end of their mindfulness intervention, along with increases in FFMQ scores. Mindfulness may play a role in reducing anxiety and test anxiety. Offering free online mindfulness programs could provide supplemental support for college counseling centers facing staffing challenges.

DOI: 10.1177/00332941251358205 Full text College students Mindfulness practices: mindfulness Online mindfulness practices Mindfulness skills +4

Sitting Meditation and Mindfulness Effects on Overall Anxiety and Test Anxiety Among College Students

Mind, Brain, and Education February 1, 2023 John E. Lothes, Sara Matney, Zayne Naseer et al.

College students who practiced online sitting meditation for five weeks showed reduced test anxiety and overall anxiety, as did a wait-list control group that later completed the same mindfulness practices. Both groups also reported increased mindfulness skills. The findings suggest that mindfulness may help lower anxiety and test anxiety in college students, but more research is needed to clarify the effects.

DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12344

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The Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Anxiety and Test Anxiety in a College Student Population Utilizing a RCT and WLC.

Sitting Meditation and Mindfulness Effects on Overall Anxiety and Test Anxiety Among College Students