ERIC Number: EJ1368465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1751-2271
EISSN: EISSN-1751-228X
Sitting Meditation and Mindfulness Effects on Overall Anxiety and Test Anxiety among College Students
Lothes, John E., II; Matney, Sara; Naseer, Zayne; Pfyffer, Riley
Mind, Brain, and Education, v17 n1 p61-69 Feb 2023
Research shows that mindfulness interventions for test anxiety in a college student population are beneficial (Lothes, Matney, & Naseer, 2022). This study assessed the effects of online mindfulness practices over a 5-week period on anxiety and test anxiety in college students. Participants included 20 students that were randomly assigned to either a sitting meditation or a wait list control (WLC). A weekly schedule of mindfulness practices was given to participants to complete on their own for 5 weeks. The WLC did not do any mindfulness for the first 5 weeks. Participants in the both conditions showed significant within-group reductions in test anxiety, overall anxiety, and DASS scores during their mindfulness interventions. Both groups also showed significant increases in FFMQ scores. Mindfulness may play a role in the reduction of anxiety and test anxiety. Further research is needed to assess how mindfulness may affect anxiety and test anxiety in college students.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Test Anxiety, College Students, Electronic Learning, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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