University students' perspectives on mindfulness and mHealth: a qualitative exploratory study

L Nathalie Lyzwinski, L Caffery… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Mindfulness can help college students with key challenges they face relating to
weight gain and stress-induced emotional eating and binge eating. Little is presently known …

Mindfulness matters in the classroom: A pilot study of a university-wide classroom-based brief mindfulness program

J Honsky, MN Edguer, ER Click, S Rusnak… - Journal of American …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aims of this pilot study were: first, to assess the impact of a brief classroom-
based mindfulness program on students' reported levels of mindfulness, well-being, and …

“I seemed calmer, clearer, and better able to react to challenging situations”: phenomenological reflections on learning about mindfulness in health professions …

EA Kinsella, KS Smith, A Chrestensen - Advances in Health Sciences …, 2024 - Springer
It is widely acknowledged that healthcare practitioner well-being is under threat, as many
factors like excessive workloads, perceived lack of organizational support, the rapid …

The role of perceived stress and health beliefs on college students' intentions to practice mindfulness meditation

CA Rizer, MH Fagan, C Kilmon… - American Journal of Health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Understanding why individuals decide to participate in mindfulness-based
practices can aid in the development of effective health promotion outreach efforts. Purpose …

Medical and psychology student's experiences in learning mindfulness: benefits, paradoxes, and pitfalls

I Solhaug, TE Eriksen, M de Vibe, H Haavind, O Friborg… - Mindfulness, 2016 - Springer
Mindfulness has attracted increased interest in the field of health professionals' education
due to its proposed double benefit of providing self-help strategies to counter stress and …

Mindfulness meditation for medical students: a student-led initiative to expose medical students to mindfulness practices

P Shapiro, R Lebeau, A Tobia - Medical Science Educator, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To explore the feasibility and impact of a brief mindfulness training for medical
students and to learn about the perceptions, expectations, and problems associated with …

Anthropometric and behavioral measures related to mindfulness in college students

S Grinnell, G Greene, K Melanson… - Journal of American …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To determine whether mindfulness is associated with physical and behavioral
measures in first semester college students. Participants: Male and female first year college …

Promoting the inclusion of mindfulness and contemplative practices in the college classroom

HL Vilvens, DL Frame… - Pedagogy in Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
College students may be particularly stressed as they struggle to balance college life, work,
family, and relationships, while engaging in career exploration and attempting to find …

“Staying in the present moment is important”: Examining the impact of a short-term classroom-based mindfulness intervention among first-year students

VS Glena, AR Mushquash, JK Gotwals… - Journal of American …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To determine the impact of four classroom-based sessions on mindfulness and
symptoms of psychological distress among first-year students. A secondary objective was to …

Starting from the same spot: Exploring mindfulness meditation and student transitions in the introductory health promotion classroom

M MacQuarrie, N Blinn, S MacLellan, M Flynn… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - erudit.org
The purpose of this research was to explore student perceptions of mindfulness meditation
(MM) in an introductory health promotion course, and how the use of MM during class might …