The Impact of DBT-Based Mindfulness Training on Cognitive Performance Among University Students: A Pre-Post Stroop Test Study
Allied Medical Research Journal July 30, 2026 Shumaila Atif, Sheeba Farhan, Rabika Shoukat et al.
Background: Mindfulness is increasingly used to support cognitive and emotional functioning in high-stress academic settings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines mindfulness with distress tolerance, cognitive flexibility, and emotion regulation skills that may strengthen attentional control. However, controlled evidence using objective cognitive measures remains limited in South Asian...