Mindfulness in the College Classroom and Wellness Promotion: The Impact of Mindfulness Curriculum on Self-Reported Health and Well-Being in University Students

Gray, Lori A.

doi:10.18848/2327-7955/cgp/v28i02/99-109

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“…Ways of being mindful include purposeful pausing, reflective writing, and meaningful contemplation of both experiences and texts, as indicated by Chadsey & Jackson (2012), Goodman & Schorling (2012), Brown & Ryan (2003), Gray (2021), McIntyre (2018), and Yeganeh & Kolb (2009. The inclass intervention incorporated mindfulness practice instruction derived from the following.…”

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“…Establishing dedicated time to practice smart work patterns, practicing mindfulness, setting goals, prioritizing activities, proactively scheduling time to work on these activities, evaluating progress, minimizing distractions, clarifying thought through freewriting or journaling, focusing on being present/experiencing the now, meditating, and contemplating selected texts may assist in lessening overwhelm or burnout (Gray, 2021, Chadsey & Jackson, 2012Rava & Hotez, 2021, Yeganeh & Kolb, 2009, Haomiao, et. al., 2021.…”

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“…The literature reviewed before the development of the classroom intervention most frequently related to full-term courses or programs (Gray, 2021;Larson, 2020;Rava & Hotez, 2021, Goodman & Schorling, 2012, therefore, the contribution of this study is to demonstrate that a brief in-class introduction to the concepts of productivity and mindfulness with encouragement to test and begin incorporating tools, should prove beneficial to students and their work as this study explores these research questions:…”

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“…More confirmation of the self-report would be interesting to implement in a future iteration of this study. A required mindfulness practice in a course could lead to higher student performance, as indicated by Gray's (2021) study featuring daily practice and Rava and Hotez's (2021) study featuring journaling.…”

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“…On top of demands for grade achievement, students are undergoing both physical and cognitive development as part of their maturation process. This transitional period can yield emotional or psychological problems (Larson, 2020) unless it is carefully navigated and mindfulness can serve as a solution for various negative emotions, (Akyol & Demir, 2019, Gray, 2021. Using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Scale, Akyol and Demir found a negative correlation between mindfulness and burnout scores (2019), and they encourage incorporating mindfulness into schools to prevent student burnout.…”

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As college students are adapting to new workloads and freedom while facing significant stressors and time management struggles, they might not have tools to assist their transition. Students took the Brown & Ryan (2003) Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in class, participated in a classroom presentation on mindfulness, purposeful pausing to destress/re-center, and typical personal productivity methods such as time management tools and commonly adopted systems. Then, they practiced a selected mindfulness as well as productivity tool for weeks during the semester, re-took the MAAS and completed a Qualtrics survey about their practice experience. Students self-reported slightly increased mindfulness via the MAAS and the brief survey as well as anecdotally. Via qualitative feedback, students described their experience with the mindfulness and productivity tools and expressed feeling “seen and heard.” They also described the class in which the experience took place as understanding, welcoming and comfortable. Information on each suggested mindfulness and productivity Tip/Tool (hack) introduced in the classroom presentation is provided.

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