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The Relationship Of Trait Mindfulness And Positive Mental And Physical Health Among College Students, Sarah A. Potts
The Relationship Of Trait Mindfulness And Positive Mental And Physical Health Among College Students, Sarah A. Potts
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Mindfulness interventions have become an increasingly popular psychological intervention for mental health providers, especially in Westernized countries. Mindfulness interventions are promising in terms of possibly reducing physical and mental health symptoms among a wide variety of clients (including college students) presenting diverse diagnoses. While a number of studies suggest that mindfulness interventions increase mindfulness ability, as demonstrated by an increase in awareness, attention to the present moment, or other components of mindfulness, this assertion has not been validated because many researchers utilizing a mindfulness intervention fail to include measures assessing change in trait mindfulness ability. The present study examined mindfulness …