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26-12-2016 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Impact of a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Course and Application of Related Modern Contemplative Practices on College Students’ Psychological Well-being: a Pilot Study

Auteurs: Jennifer Kim Penberthy, Susanna Williams, Joshua N. Hook, Ngan Le, Jacob Bloch, Justin Forsyth, Jennifer Morgan Penberthy, David Germano, Kurtis Schaeffer, John Schorling

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 4/2017

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Abstract

The intent of the current research was to explore the impact of a specific Tibetan Buddhist meditation course containing a lab for applied practice of modern techniques upon psychological well-being in college students. We evaluated the impact of a semester-long undergraduate Tibetan Buddhist meditation course on the psychological well-being of 205 students and assessed whether changes in well-being were mediated by mindfulness. The course was composed of two weekly lectures regarding the tradition and modern applications of meditation, respectively, and a weekly lab in which the students were taught a survey of related modern contemplative techniques to practice. Students were assessed at the beginning, middle, and end of the course, and their time spent practicing the exercises were prospectively recorded. Participants reported statistically significant increases in self-reported mindfulness, self-compassion, and positive coping and significant decreases in self-reported anxiety. Mindfulness was a significant predictor of changes in self-compassion and anxiety. These results suggest that a large lecture course with weekly meditation practice can have a positive impact on the psychological well-being of students and that some of these changes are mediated by mindfulness.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Impact of a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Course and Application of Related Modern Contemplative Practices on College Students’ Psychological Well-being: a Pilot Study
Auteurs
Jennifer Kim Penberthy
Susanna Williams
Joshua N. Hook
Ngan Le
Jacob Bloch
Justin Forsyth
Jennifer Morgan Penberthy
David Germano
Kurtis Schaeffer
John Schorling
Publicatiedatum
26-12-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0665-y