The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Emotional Problems (Anxiety, Depression, and Stress) in Adolescents

 The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on the emotional problems of adolescents.

Methods and Materials: 

This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included all high school students in Azarshahr city during the 2023-2024 academic year who suffered from emotional problems. A sample of 30 individuals was selected using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) through purposive sampling methods and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data analysis was performed using covariance analysis in SPSS version 25.

 The data analysis indicated that the mindfulness-based intervention led to a significant difference between the groups in emotional problems (82%) and its components, including depression (0.71), anxiety (0.67), and stress (72%) (p<.05).

 Based on the findings, it can be argued that mindfulness-based intervention reduces emotional problems.