Psychological Distress
Conditions
Interventions
138 higher education students (the whole sample): 3-day face-to-face course (4 hours each, with 14-day intervals between them) on mindfulness meditation practices.
Experimental group: 69 higher educat
Behavioural
E02.190.525.374
Sponsors
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Centro de Pós Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração - CEPEAD - UFMG
Eligibility
Age
0 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students regularly enrolled at Federal University of Minas Gerais
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects presenting acute episodes of major depression disorder; anxiety disorder; dissociative disorder; schizophrenia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference between the experimental group and the control group in the variation before and after intervention in the scales on the perception of self-efficacy and after two months was evaluated. No significant difference was found between groups.;The difference between the experimental group and the control group in the variation before and after intervention in the scales on perception of attention and full awareness and after two months was evaluated. No significant difference was found between groups.;The difference between the experimental group and the control group in the variation before and after intervention in the scales on the perception of self-pity and after two months was evaluated. No significant difference was found between groups.;The difference between the experimental group and the control group in the probability of indicating the course of Mindfulness to other people (co-created value) after intervention was evaluated. A significant difference was found between the groups, with a greater probability of indicating intervention in the experimental group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The participants' weekly meditation practice time was compared between the experimental and control groups, assessed by time records in minutes made by the subjects in the printed meditation diary, evaluated on the second day of the meeting, the third day of the meeting and two months after the intervention. . A significant difference was found in the meditation time between groups, with longer practice time in the experimental group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCarolina dos Santos
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed