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A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on university students’ mental health
Open accessPreprint — published as 10.1186/s13033-023-00604-8 · Paper page
Abstract
The development of mental health disorders is common in the university population, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to be effective in addressing them in different contexts. Thus, this study investigated the impact of MBIs on different symptoms related to mental health problems. University students (n = 136) were randomized into MBI group or wait-list group. All participants completed self-administered questionnaires before and after the intervention, and the experimental group answered questionnaires every week during intervention. Generalized mixed models were used to assess the effects of the intervention, which were improvements in symptoms of stress (B = 5.76,p < 0.001), depression (B = 1.55,p < 0.01) and insomnia (B = 1.35,p = 0.020). No effect was found in respect of trait anxiety. The MBI was found to be effective in reducing important symptoms related to university students’ mental health, grounding the use of this intervention to improve it, and suggesting that it may be used to prevent the development of mental disorders.
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- Authors
- Gallo, G. G., Curado, D. F., Machado, M. P. A., Espíndola, M. I., Scattone, V. V., & Noto, A. R.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Federal University of São Paulo
- Corresponding author
- Gallo, Giovana Gonçalves
- Venue
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- Publisher
- Research Square Platform LLC
- Published
- 2022-07-06
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 32-32
- ISSN
- 1752-4458 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10571349
- OpenAlex
- W4387601824
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 6.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, mindfulness-based relapse prevention, university students, student mental health, anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, mental disorder prevention
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