A randomized controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on doctoral candidate psychological status.
J Am Coll Health
; 67(4): 299-307, 2019.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30388950
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To examine the impact of guided mindfulness practice on psychological distress and psychological capital (hope, optimism, resilience, and efficacy) in doctoral candidates.Participants:
Recruitment of a convenience sample of doctoral candidates occurred in July 2015 and participants were randomly allocated to the control or intervention group (38 and 34 participants completed the trial, respectively).Methods:
A single-blinded, randomized controlled trial with intention-to-treat analysis was conducted. The intervention consisted of a daily guided mindfulness practice, using an audio CD. Indicators of psychological distress and psychological capital were measured pre- and post-trial with validated questionnaires.Results:
Compared to the control group, the intervention group reported a statistically significantly reduction in depression (p = .045) and increased self-efficacy (p = .004), hope (p = .000), and resilience (p = .011).Conclusions:
These results highlight the effectiveness of self-administered mindfulness practice on the psychological health of doctoral candidates, and the positive effect on psychological capital is reported as a key finding.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Students
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Depression
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Mindfulness
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2019
Type:
Article