Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Vernon, Laura
Abstract
Mindfulness involves nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment. Previous research has found that higher levels of mindfulness are positively associated with adaptive psychological outcomes and negatively associated with maladaptive outcomes. We examined the effects of a 55-minute mindfulness training session comprised of psychoeducation and meditation. Questionnaires measuring mindfulness, emotion regulation, stress, anxiety, social behavior and emotion, and mood were administered pre and post session and at one week follow-up. Consistent with hypotheses, mindfulness and social behavior and emotion increased from pre-session to one-week follow-up and difficulties in emotion regulation, negative mood, and perceived stress significantly decreased. These findings suggest that some of the beneficial results found with longer, more intensive mindfulness training programs may be achievable with a short single-session intervention.
Recommended Citation
Stiksma, Melissa, "Keep calm and carry on: an examination of outcomes following single-session mindfulness meditation training" (2013). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 170.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/170
Extent
40 p.
Identifier
FA00003536
Comments
Includes bibliography.