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Web-based training for post-secondary student well-being during the pandemic: a randomized trial

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ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 1-17

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2022.2079637

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Mindfulness; reappraisal; stress mindset; mental health; well-being; coping

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This study investigates the cultivation of mindfulness and stress-reappraisal skills through three different web-based interventions and examines their effects on mental health. The results indicate that decentering improved across all conditions. Mindfulness with choice significantly reduced negative affect and rumination compared to stress mindset, while stress mindset significantly enhanced stress mindset skills compared to both mindfulness groups. Furthermore, stress mindset also increased positive affect.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a highly stressful period where post-secondary education moved to online formats. Coping skills like decentering and reappraisal appear to promote stress resilience, but limited research exists on cultivating these skills in online learning contexts. Methods: In a three-arm randomized trial design, we evaluated three-week, web-based interventions to gauge how to best cultivate mindfulness and stress-reappraisal skills and whether the proposed interventions led to improved mental health. Undergraduate participants (N = 183) were randomly assigned to stress mindset, mindfulness meditation, or mindfulness with choice conditions. Results: At the study level (baseline vs. post-intervention), decentering improved across all conditions. Mindfulness with choice significantly decreased negative affect and rumination compared to stress mindset, while stress mindset significantly enhanced stress mindset skills compared to both mindfulness groups. At the daily level (three sessions per week), stress mindset significantly increased positive affect compared to mindfulness meditation. Conclusions: Results suggest that student mental health can be remotely supported through brief web-based interventions. Mindfulness practices seem to be effective in improving students' negative mood and coping strategies, while stress mindset training can help students to adopt a stress-is-enhancing mindset. Additional work on refining and better matching students to appropriate interventions is needed.

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