Reductions in negative automatic thoughts in students attending mindfulness tutorials predicts increased life satisfaction

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dc.contributor.authorRitvo, Paul
dc.contributor.authorVora, K.
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, J.
dc.contributor.authorMongrain, Myriam
dc.contributor.authorAzargive, Saam
dc.contributor.authorAzam, Muhammad Abid
dc.contributor.authorPirbaglou, M.
dc.contributor.authorGuglietti, C.
dc.contributor.authorWayne, N.
dc.contributor.authorPerez, D.
dc.contributor.authorCribbie, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-31T19:20:39Z
dc.date.available2018-05-31T19:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractUniversity education confronts students with stressful developmental challenges that can lead to mental health problems. Innovative programs must address an increasing prevalence of these problems but are impeded by the high costs involved. In this study, thirty-nine undergraduate students attended weekly one hour mindfulness meditation tutorials during a single (14 week) semester. Tutorials involved 40 minutes of guided meditation, followed by open-ended discussions on mindfulness and related scientific research. Multiple regression analysis tested associations between self-reported changes in mindfulness, in negative automatic thoughts and in satisfaction with life.Reductions in automatic thoughts accounted for a significant proportion of variance in life satisfaction and decreases in automatic thoughts were associated with an increased life satisfaction. This finding suggests guided meditation tutorials merit consideration in promoting student mental health on university campuses.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
dc.identifier.citationRitvo, P., Vora, K., Irvine, J., Mongrain, M., Azargive, S., Abid Azam, M., Pirbaglou, M., Guglietti, C., Wayne, N., Perez, D., & Cribbie, R. A. (2013). Reductions in negative automatic thoughts in students attending mindfulness tutorials predicts increased life satisfaction. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2(3), 272-296.
dc.identifier.issn2014-3591
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4471/ijep.2013.28en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34586
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHipatia Pressen_US
dc.rights.articlehttp://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep/article/view/767
dc.rights.journalhttp://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijepen_US
dc.rights.publisherhttp://www.hipatiapress.com/en_US
dc.subjectmindfulnessen_US
dc.subjectmeditationen_US
dc.subjectstudentsen_US
dc.subjectuniversity educationen_US
dc.subjectwell-beingen_US
dc.titleReductions in negative automatic thoughts in students attending mindfulness tutorials predicts increased life satisfaction
dc.typeArticleen_US

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