Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention on College
International Journal of Indian Psychology July 30, 2018 DOI: 10.25215/0603.024 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAn 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention was tested in a pilot study with 40 female college students aged 18–22. Half were assigned to the MBSR group and half to a control group. The study measured changes in mindfulness, attention, and perceived stress using the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), Stroop task, change detection task, and the Perceived Stress Scale. The text describes the study design and measures but does not report any results or findings.
Study at a glance
| 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 |
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.