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Mindfulness And The College Transition: The Efficacy Of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Intervention In Fostering Adjustment Among First-Year Students, Taylor R. Ramler
Mindfulness And The College Transition: The Efficacy Of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Intervention In Fostering Adjustment Among First-Year Students, Taylor R. Ramler
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Within recent years, there has been a marked proliferation in the interest in and relevant literature pertaining to the practice of mindfulness. This study sought to augment this knowledge base through an examination of the efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention in fostering adjustment among first-year college students. Fifty-six (N=56) first-year participants from two Midwestern liberal arts institutions partook in the study. Experimental participants (n=29) completed an eight-week MBSR intervention conducted by a qualified instructor. Control participants (n=27) did not receive mindfulness instruction. Adjustment indices were gathered using the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ), providing individual scores …