A Pilot Study of an Online MBCT Adaptation to Enhance Mental Health in University Students
University students are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems due to factors like stage of the life span and high academicpressure. The current study aimed to assess the feasibility and efectiveness of the online version of the Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Program (MCBP) for Univers...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repositorio: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:.___________::c55ef96bea60100f1fb8f5971d6d840a |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1155/ppc/4510737 https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469938 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | MBCT Mindfulness Online Students University |
| Sumario: | University students are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems due to factors like stage of the life span and high academicpressure. The current study aimed to assess the feasibility and efectiveness of the online version of the Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Program (MCBP) for University Life, a promising 6-week instructor-led mindfulness- and compassion-based program tailored foruniversity students. The study followed an uncontrolled design. A total of 21 higher education students (76.2% women; 25 ± 5.68 yearsold) from the European University of Valencia (Spain) participated in the study. Participants were assessed with self-report measures atbaseline, at the end of the 6-week intervention, and at 6-month follow-up. Participants engaged well with the course and formal homepractice, attending at least 5 sessions and meditating nearly 4 days per week. There were signifcant improvements in well-being,psychological distress, insomnia, self-compassion, mindfulness skills, decentering, and self-critical rumination. All those changesremained signifcant at follow-up except for insomnia levels. Changes in well-being were signifcantly correlated with changes in self-compassion and decentering. Changes in psychological distress were signifcantly correlated with changes in self-critical ruminationlevels. This online intervention could be feasible and efective for enhancing mental health among university students. However,additional robust research with a larger sample size plus a control group is needed to further validate these outcomes. The study was notregistered in a clinical trials registry, as it was designed as a pilot feasibility study. |
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