Aseyeh Yari, Mr Ghasem Ghasemi, Saeid Talebi,
Volume 6, Issue 39 (12-2019)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to present a causal model of rumination relationships with exam preparation with the mediating role of mindfulness and academic disinterest in students. The statistical population of this study consisted of second high school students of Shiraz who were randomly selected from the four districts of the four districts and were selected by the relative stratified sampling method and the Krejcie and Morgan sample size of 361 students. Solomon and Ruth Bloom's (1984) academic work, Hoxma's and Morrow's (1991) rumination, the Freiburg Mindfulness (FMI-SF) short form 14-question and school burnout Salmella-Arrow et al. (2009) were used. The results showed that rumination had a direct and positive effect on academic disinterest and academic disinterest on exam preparation, and rumination had a direct and negative effect on mindfulness, mindfulness, and cognitive flexibility. Comparing the two groups of girls and boys also showed that in the girls' model, the effect of rumination on mindfulness and academic disinterest was also greater than the effect of mindfulness on disinterest and preparing for exam than boys and the effect of academic disinterest on preparing for The exam was the same for the boys and girls. The results generally indicated that mindfulness had a direct and negative impact on exam preparation, rumination, and academic disinterest.
Fatemeh Soltanifar, Hamidreza Aryanpour, Azra Mohammadpanah,
Volume 12, Issue 46 (9-2023)
Abstract
Due to the fact that adolescence is associated with psychological stress due to students' mental and psychological activities, such as entering university and future careers, etc., and this psychological stress can affect their physical and mental health. Therefore, in this study, the effectiveness of mindfulness training on sleep quality and mental health of Girl Students Participating in the National Exam has been investigated. This study was a quasi-experimental study of pretest-posttest type with experimental and control groups and follow-up test. The statistical population included all Girl Students Participating in the National Exam (12th grade) in Yazd in the academic year 2022-2023, 27 of whom were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 6 sessions of mindfulness training and the control group did not undergo any intervention. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to collect research data. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of variance with repeated measures) by SPSS-23 statistical analysis software. The results showed that mindfulness training significantly improved the quality of sleep and mental health of Girl Students Participating in the National Exam.
