How Do Dispositional Mindfulness and Statistical Anxiety Affect Student Performance on an Exam?
Mario Diaz
June 27, 2023 DOI: 10.30707/etd2023.20231004061827980208.999986 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study |
|---|---|
| Population | Undergraduate students |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Dispositional mindfulness was found to impact students' anxiety, but it did not provide a performance advantage on statistical exams for those with higher versus lower levels of the disposition. The authors suggest that engaging in mindfulness practices may be more beneficial for student success than naturally holding high levels of mindfulness. |
Abstract
The current study investigated if a specific disposition, mindfulness, offers an advantage for undergraduate students’ success on statistical exams by decreasing the impact of an academic-related strain, anxiety. Prior research utilizing state mindfulness has found evidence of this performance advantage, but it has yet to be investigated if dispositional mindfulness offers similar results. The current study found that dispositional mindfulness does impact one’s anxiety, but that relation does not offer a performance advantage for those with higher levels of mindfulness in comparison to those with lower levels of the disposition. To improve student success, engaging in mindfulness practices appears more beneficial instead of a student organically holding high levels of mindfulness prior to an exam.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on anxiety, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: a preliminary report Patients with a depressive disorder | 2015 | Observational study | |
| Patterning of Cognitive and Somatic Processes in the Self-Regulation of Anxiety: Effects of Meditation versus Exercise Regular practitioners of physical exercise or meditation | 1978 | Retrospective study | n = 77 |
| Dynamic coupling of whole-brain neuronal and neurotransmitter systems Healthy humans | 2020 | Observational study | |
| Psychedelics not linked to mental health problems or suicidal behavior: A population study Randomly selected United States adults | 2015 | Observational cohort | n = 135,095 |
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