The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training at the Peak of COVID-19 Epidemic on Stress in Abused and Unaccompanied Adolescents in the Correctional Center
Saeed Shahreki Kemak, Mohammadali Fardin, Sophia Khaneghahi
Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research October 30, 2022 DOI: 10.5812/amh-130105 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Abused and unaccompanied adolescents in correctional centers |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based stress reduction training |
| Measures | Withers et al.'s (1993) list of post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based stress reduction training produced a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (P < 0.05), indicating a direct and significant effect on post-traumatic stress at the 95% confidence level. The authors conclude that mindfulness training is a suitable way to reduce future harm among abused and unattended adolescents in correctional centers. |
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study is investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training in reducing post-traumatic stress and its effects at the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in abused and unattended adolescents in correctional centers.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest and posttest design in a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all abused and unaccompanied adolescents in correctional centers. The sampling method was convenient, and 30 adolescents were selected based on the inclusion criteria and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 (experimental and control). Withers et al.'s (1993) list of post-traumatic stress disorder was used to collect data.
Results: For statistical analysis of data, covariance analysis and independent t-test were used with the help of SPSS software. The results showed a significant difference between the control and experimental groups (P < 0.05) in such a way that the stress reduction training based on stress mindfulness after the accident had a direct and significant effect at the 95% confidence level.
Conclusions: Considering that badly-supervised and unsupervised teenagers are a vulnerable segment of society, mindfulness training is a suitable way to reduce future harm.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
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