Differential Effect of Level of Self-Regulation and Mindfulness Training on Coping Strategies Used by University Students

Jesús De la Fuente, Israel Mañas, Clemente Franco, Adolfo J. Cangas and Encarnación Soriano
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Jesús De la Fuente: School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Campus Universitario s/n. 31009 Pamplona, Spain
Israel Mañas: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Cañada de San Urbano s/n. 04120 Almería, Spain
Clemente Franco: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Cañada de San Urbano s/n. 04120 Almería, Spain
Adolfo J. Cangas: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Cañada de San Urbano s/n. 04120 Almería, Spain
Encarnación Soriano: Department of Education, University of Almería, Cañada de San Urbano s/n. 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to verify, in a group of psychology students, whether mindfulness training in conjunction with the individual’s level of self-regulation behavior would produce a change in the use of coping strategies. A total of 38 students participated in this study, with one experimental group and one control group, in a randomized controlled trial. Observation of the experimental group revealed a significant decrease in specific emotion-focused, negative coping strategies (preparing for the worst, resigned acceptance, emotional venting, and isolation), and a significant increase in specific problem-focused, positive coping (positive reappraisal and firmness, self-talk, help for action), in combination with students’ existing low-medium-high level of self-regulation. The importance and usefulness of mindfulness techniques in Higher Education is discussed, in conjunction with differences in university students’ level of self-regulation behavior.

Keywords: self-regulation; mindfulness; coping strategies; students; higher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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