The importance of formal versus informal mindfulness practice for enhancing psychological wellbeing and study engagement in a medical student cohort with a 5-week mindfulness-based lifestyle program

This study investigated the effects of the program on mental health, perceived stress, study engagement, dispositional mindfulness, and whether any improvements were related to amount of formal and/or informal mindfulness practice. MethodsParticipants were first year undergraduate medical students (N = 310, 60% female,M = 18.60 years) with N = 205 individuals completing pre and post course questionnaires in a 5-week mindfulness-based lifestyle intervention. At pre- and post-intervention, participants completed the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students, the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, and the Mindfulness Adherence Questionnaire. ResultsMental health, perceived stress, study engagement, and mindfulness all improved from pre- to post-intervention (allp values

Source: PLoS One - October 21, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Naomi Kakoschke Source Type: research