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. 2016 Apr 2;30(2):114-131.
doi: 10.1080/87568225.2016.1140988. Epub 2016 Apr 13.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Academic Evaluation Anxiety: A Naturalistic Longitudinal Study

Ingrid Dundas  1 , Torbjørn Thorsheim  2 , Aslak Hjeltnes  1 , Per Einar Binder  1
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Academic Evaluation Anxiety: A Naturalistic Longitudinal Study

Ingrid Dundas et al. J College Stud Psychother. .

Abstract

Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) for academic evaluation anxiety and self-confidence in 70 help-seeking bachelor's and master's students was examined. A repeated measures analysis of covariance on the 46 students who completed pretreatment and posttreatment measures (median age = 24 years, 83% women) showed that evaluation anxiety and self-confidence improved. A growth curve analysis with all 70 original participants showed reductions in both cognitive and emotional components of evaluation anxiety, and that reduction continued postintervention. Although more research is needed, this study indicates that MBSR may reduce evaluation anxiety.

Keywords: College students; evaluation anxiety; mindfulness; mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR); test anxiety.

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