Ching, Alicia Ng Cher (2022) The effects of brief mindfulness-based intervention on state mindfulness and attention regulation among university students in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Abstract
The cascade of events that happened due to the outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought to light the dilemmas faced by university students who are physically constrained by the lockdown and resulted in virtual learning for the past two years. There is growing evidence that practicing mindfulness brings positive outcomes for both clinical and nonclinical populations which piques an interest in the effectiveness of an online, brief mindfulness intervention that can be easily accessible and feasible for university students during a global crisis. Hence, the present study explored the potential impact of a two-week brief mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on state mindfulness and attention regulation among university students in Malaysia. Specifically, the hypotheses examined if the brief MBI can significantly increase state mindfulness, reduce attention deficit, and increase selective attention after the two-week intervention. Fifty-three students were allocated to either the experimental group (n = 28) to immediately start the brief MBI or into the waitlist control group (n = 25). Measures of state mindfulness (MAAS), attention deficit (ASRS), and selective attention (Computerized Stroop Task) were administered before and after the intervention/waiting period. Based on a mixed factorial ANOVA analysis, participation in the brief MBI identified significant improvement in attention deficit (p = .01) and selective attention (p = .01) after the two weeks as compared to the waitlist control group. However, state mindfulness was significantly increased (p = .03) across all participants after the two weeks. This provides further insight on the effectiveness of digital, audio-guided mindfulness interventions that are brief and can be embedded in university courses or counselling programs to promote positive outcomes for students in those challenging environments.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC475-489 Therapeutics. Psychotherapy |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Thesis |
| Depositing User: | Mr Abdul Hadi Mohammad |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2023 00:38 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2023 08:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/57114 |
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