The Effectiveness of the Reduction Stress-Based Mindfulness Training on Emotional Problems of Students

Based on previous studies, various factors including the mindfulness-based stress reduction training can affect emotional problems. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based stress reduction training on emotional problems of students. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all high school students of the first grade of Urmia city, 30 of which were selected by random cluster sampling and assigned to two experimental groups (15 student) and control (15 student). The data were collected using the Goodman Problems Questionnaire (1997). The subjects in the experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction training but the control group did not receive any intervention. For analyzing the data, univariate analysis of covariance was used by SPSS software. Results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction training reduced student's emotional problems and this effectiveness has continued in the follow-up stage(P <0.01). Therefore, the mindfulness-based stress reduction training is an effective way to reduce emotional problems.