Mindfulness-based Intervention to Reduce Stress among College Students
Tania Alifiara Arijanto, Yahya Muhidin, M. Fahmi Aufar Asyraf, Endang Tri Wahyuni, Rifandy Alif Agrianto
Indonesian Psychological Research February 2, 2025 DOI: 10.29080/ipr.v7i1.1381 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | One-group pretest-posttest experimental design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 40 |
| Population | Psychology college students at X university |
| Duration | 2-week intervention program |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Intervention counseling Stress linguistics Clinical psychology Psychotherapist Medical education |
| Key findings | MBSR-based training significantly reduced stress levels in college students, with female students experiencing greater stress reduction than male students. |
Abstract
College students as young adults have several expectations and burden from the society, including they who majored psychology with tough workloads and expectations. Current research aim to determine the impact of MBSR-based intervention to reduce stress levels in College students. The research method used was an one group pretest-posttest experimental research design with 40 Psychology of X student as participants using purposive sampling techniques and PSS-10 data collection techniques. The intervention used was mindfulness-based training to reduce stress (MBSR) with 2-weeks intervention program. The analysis techniques used were paired t-test (sig 0.000 < 0.05) and cross-tabulation (men = 6.73; women = 9.81). The results shows that there was a significant effect of MBSR-based training on reducing stress in College students; which female students have a greater level of stress reduction than men students. This research proves that mindfulness-based training is able to reduce stress in college students.