Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention on College
International Journal of Indian Psychology July 30, 2018 DOI: 10.25215/0603.024 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 40 |
| Population | Female college students aged 18-22 |
| Intervention | Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
| Duration | 8-week intervention |
| Measures | Stroop task, change detection task, Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), Perceived Stress Scale |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The abstract describes the design of an 8-week MBSR pilot study with 40 female college students, but it does not report any results or findings. It states the intention to measure the effect of MBSR on mindfulness, attention, and stress perception using specific tasks and scales. |
Abstract
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was used as a pilot study that focused on young female adults in the age group of 18-22 years. Sample size of this study was 40 female college students. Out of which 20 were in experimental group and the other 20 as control group. Screening of the subjects was done using Demographic Questionnaire. The study will measure the effect of MBSR intervention of 8-weeks on individual to be more mindful and its effect on its attention and perception of stress using the task stroop, change detection and KIMS and perceived stress scale.