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PLOS ONE
Volume 16, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258172
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- Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas), through the project Cooperation for sustainable resource utilization [253-210-32]
- Momentum program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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The study findings indicate that MBSR training can reduce perceived stress, but there is only weak evidence of effects on risk and inter-temporal attitudes.
In this paper, we evaluate the effects of a psychological training, called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on stress and risk and time preferences. MBSR is a well-known psychological technique, which is believed to improve self-control and reduce stress. We conduct the experiment with 139 participants, half of whom receive the MBSR training, while the other half are asked to watch a documentary series, both over 4 consecutive weeks. Using a range of self-reported and physiological measures (such as cortisol measures), we find evidence that mindfulness training reduces perceived stress, but we only find weak evidence of effects on risk and inter-temporal attitudes.
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