Impact of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Training on Third Grade High School Female Students' Mental Health and Educational Achievement
Gholamreza Sharifiniya, Zahra Golmohammadi
Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences January 20, 2014 DOI: 10.19026/crjbs.6.5492 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Clinical trial (pretest-posttest with control group) Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 40 |
| Population | Third-grade high school female students in Asadabad city during the 2011-2012 school year |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training |
| Duration | 8 sessions |
| Measures | General Health Questionnaire (SCL-90) components: interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive thoughts, depression, anxiety, somatization |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | MBSR training improved obsessive thoughts, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, and anxiety after eight sessions, but had no effect on somatization. It also had a positive effect on educational achievement. |
Abstract
This study is conducted with the title of "Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training on third grade high school female students' mental health and educational achievement in Asadabad city during the school year 2011-2012. This study aims at investigating the impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training on students' mental health and educational achievement. This research is conducted based on clinical trial with the empirical study (pretest-posttest method with the control group). Statistical population of this survey includes all third grade high school female students (780 students), who were educating in Asadabad city and the sample group contains 40 students who were selected according to the randomized cluster method (20 subjects in the empirical group and 20 subjects in the control group). Data collection tool for mental health structure includes the components of interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive thoughts, depression, anxiety and somatization which are selected from the General Health Questionnaire (SCL-90). Results indicated that the Mindfulness-based stress reduction training has affected the components of obsessive thoughts, interpersonal sensitivity, depression and anxiety after 8 sessions, but it has no effect on the somatization. Furthermore, the mindfulness training also has a positive effect on the educational achievement.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
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