IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2230: Differential Effect of Level of Self-Regulation and Mindfulness Training on Coping Strategies Used by University Students

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2230: Differential Effect of Level of Self-Regulation and Mindfulness Training on Coping Strategies Used by University Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102230

Authors: Jesús de la Fuente Israel Mañas Clemente Franco Adolfo J. Cangas Encarnación Soriano

The purpose of this research was to verify, in a group of psychology students, whether mindfulness training in conjunction with the individual’s level of self-regulation behavior would produce a change in the use of coping strategies. A total of 38 students participated in this study, with one experimental group and one control group, in a randomized controlled trial. Observation of the experimental group revealed a significant decrease in specific emotion-focused, negative coping strategies (preparing for the worst, resigned acceptance, emotional venting, and isolation), and a significant increase in specific problem-focused, positive coping (positive reappraisal and firmness, self-talk, help for action), in combination with students’ existing low-medium-high level of self-regulation. The importance and usefulness of mindfulness techniques in Higher Education is discussed, in conjunction with differences in university students’ level of self-regulation behavior.

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