CompletedNot Applicable

Mindfulness-based Psychoeducation and Defense Mechanisms, Mindful Awareness

Turkey (Türkiye)72 participantsStarted 2021-03-08

Plain-language summary

Purpose: Nowadays, it is seen that there is an increasing interest in mindfulness-based therapies. Such practices can be beneficial by contributing to the personal and professional development of nursing students. In the study, the effect of mindfulness-based psychoeducation applied to Turkish nursing students on defense mechanisms and mindfulness was evaluated. Method: The research was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a control group. The population of the study consisted of 96 newly enrolled students in the nursing department of a foundation university, and the sample consisted of a total of 72 students who met the inclusion criteria of the study. In the sample, while 33 students formed the intervention group, 39 students formed the control group. Mindfulness- Based Psychoeducation was given online in 16 sessions in 8 weeks. Data were collected using the Defense Style Questionnaire and the Awareness Scale.Percentage distributions were used in the analysis of the data, t-Test and Chi-Square test were used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups, and the paired-samples t-Test was used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups within the group.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 24 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years old, * Without a psychiatric diagnosis, * Have not done awareness practices before, * Not meditating, * Not a foreign national, * Those who volunteered to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: \-

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What they're measuring

Change of defense mechanisms level after 10 weeks.

Timeframe: baseline and 10 weeks.

Change of mindful awareness level after 4 weeks.

Timeframe: baseline and 10 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05712499

SponsorAgri Ibrahim Cecen University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-03-08

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