Mindfulness, Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies during COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkish Dentistry Students
Sinem Yıldırım, Emine Kaya
Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences April 27, 2022 DOI: 10.30621/jbachs.1065806 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 128 |
| Population | Undergraduate dental students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade |
| Measures | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory (COPE) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Mindfulness scores were negatively correlated with perceived stress among dental students during COVID-19, with a Spearman correlation coefficient of -0.823, suggesting that higher mindfulness was associated with lower perceived stress. The text does not state the specific coping-strategy results. |
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between perceived stress, mindfulness and coping strategies of undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19.
Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted among 128 undergraduate dental students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Students completed surveys including the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory (COPE). Data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test, Analysis of Variance, Student’s t-test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation.
Results: A negative association was found between the MAAS and PSS according to the Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rs =-0.823, p
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| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |