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Mindfulness Group Work: Preventing Stress and Increasing Self-Compassion Among Helping Professionals in Training
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This study examined the effects a 6-week mindfulness group had on 31 college students who were intending to enter helping professions (e.g., nursing, social work, counseling, psychology, and teaching). Group activities included meditation, yoga, a body scan exercise, and qi gong. The group members completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, and the Self-Compassion Scale at pre-pre, pre, post, and follow-up intervals. Perceived stress significantly decreased, and mindfulness and self-compassion significantly increased in response to the group. Group members' comments on their experience are reported. Implications for future research and practice are explored.
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“Newsome, Waldo, and Gruszka (2012) offered a course on self-care to 31 college students intending to enter helping professions. After the course, students self-reported lower levels of stress, better focus, and an increase in self-compassion.”
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- Authors
- Newsome, S., Waldo, M., & Gruszka, C.
- Affiliations
- New Mexico State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Newsome, Sandy
- Venue
- The Journal for Specialists in Group Work
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-12
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 297-311
- ISSN
- 0193-3922 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-6295
- OpenAlex
- W2021558342
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 8.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal for Specialists in Group Work (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- mindfulness, group intervention, stress prevention, self-compassion, helping professionals, meditation, yoga, body scanning, qigong, group work
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