The Effect of Mindfulness Practice Based on the Solution-Focused Approach on Self-Esteem, Mindfulness, and Anxiety Levels of University Students
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 39
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Students have some problems related to stress and anxiety during their university years when they go through important transitions and change processes in their lives. In this sense, mindfulness program based on solution-focused approach is considered to raise the mindfulness levels of students, reinforce their self-esteem, and lower their anxiety levels. Therefore, this study comprehensively examined the effects of mindfulness program based on solution-focused approach on the self-esteem, mindfulness levels, and anxiety of university students. A significant difference was found between the scores of the students before and after the program on their trait anxiety levels, mindfulness, and self-esteem levels. In this case, it could be asserted that the mindfulness program based on the solution-focused approach had positive effects on their self-esteem, mindfulness, and anxiety levels of the students.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •To be a third and fourth year student of Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Education,
- •Not working in a private or state institution,
- •Not having a disease that prevents sitting or walking in order to be able to perform the applications,
- •Having anxiety about the future (it will be questioned whether it is present in the preliminary interview)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Have a diagnosed serious physical illness or chronic disease,
- •Having a diagnosed psychiatric illness,
- •Having experienced the loss of a family member or loved one within the last six months,
- •History of substance abuse, suicide attempt or self-harm,
Arms & Interventions
experimental group
Intervention: Mindfulness Practice Based on the Solution-Focused Approach (Behavioral)
control group
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Time Frame: first week and the end of the eighth week
Morris Rosenberg (1965) developed the scale to assess self-esteem in adolescents. Çuhadaroğlu (1986) conducted the reliability and validity study of the scale in Turkiye. The scale has a total of 63 items. For the purpose of the study, the first 10 items of the scale were used to assess self-esteem. The questions are rated by the Guttman evaluation method. A score of 0-1 indicates a high level of self-esteem, 2-4 indicates a medium level of self-esteem and 5-6 indicates a low level of self-esteem
Secondary Outcomes
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-STAI(first week and the end of the eighth week)
- Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)(first week and the end of the eighth week)
Investigators
Esra ERDOĞAN
Assistant Professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University