Mindfulness-based Psychoeducation and Defense Mechanisms, Mindful Awareness

Conditions: Mindfulness, Psychoeducation, Defense Mechanisms, Awareness

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – 24 Years

Healthy volunteers: 1

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 72

Sponsor: Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Location: Turkey

Summary

Purpose: Nowadays, it is seen that there is an increasing interest in mindfulness-based therapies. Such practices can be beneficial by contributing to the personal and professional development of nursing students. In the study, the effect of mindfulness-based psychoeducation applied to Turkish nursing students on defense mechanisms and mindfulness was evaluated.Method: The research was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a control group. The population of the study consisted of 96 newly enrolled students in the nursing department of a foundation university, and the sample consisted of a total of 72 students who met the inclusion criteria of the study. In the sample, while 33 students formed the intervention group, 39 students formed the control group. Mindfulness- Based Psychoeducation was given online in 16 sessions in 8 weeks. Data were collected using the Defense Style Questionnaire and the Awareness Scale.Percentage distributions were used in the analysis of the data, t-Test and Chi-Square test were used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups, and the paired-samples t-Test was used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups within the group.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Over 18 years old,Without a psychiatric diagnosis,Have not done awareness practices before,Not meditating,Not a foreign national,Those who volunteered to participate in the studyExclusion Criteria:-

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