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A randomized controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on doctoral candidate psychological status
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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.
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- Authors
- Barry, K. M., Woods, M., Martin, A., Stirling, C., & Warnecke, E.
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-11-02
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 299-307
- ISSN
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 10
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Teaching Development Grant, University of Tasmania (TDG_D3)
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