The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study
This study is aimed at evaluating the outcomes of mind-body transformation therapy (MBT-T), previously known as the creative psychosocial genomic healing experience© (CPGHE). The intervention was aimed at reducing the perceived level of stress in two non-clinical groups of students with different ed...
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| description | This study is aimed at evaluating the outcomes of mind-body transformation therapy (MBT-T), previously known as the creative psychosocial genomic healing experience© (CPGHE). The intervention was aimed at reducing the perceived level of stress in two non-clinical groups of students with different educational levels and different expertise in the domain of well-being. Whereas participants from the first group were first-year university students, participants from the second group were students attending a post-graduate program in psychotherapy. All participants (<i>n</i> = 159) were exposed to a single session of MBT-T, each group in a separate session. The results of two paired-samples <i>t</i>-tests, conducted separately on the two samples, showed that there was a statistically significant reduction in the participants’ perceived level of stress between pre- and post-intervention states in both samples (t<sub>88</sub> = 5.39, <i>p</i> < 0.001; t<sub>53</sub> = 4.56, <i>p</i> < 0.001 respectively). The results, therefore, showed that a single session of MBT-T was beneficial in reducing the perceived level of stress in both first-year university students and students attending a post-graduate program in psychotherapy, regardless of educational level and expertise in the domain of well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ef0bf53e0c74a7c9f94535c546f2b8b2023-11-20T08:32:16ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2020-07-0110812410.3390/bs10080124The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot StudyMauro Cozzolino0Deborah R. Vivo1Laura Girelli2Pierpaolo Limone3Giovanna Celia4Department of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Education Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Education Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyThis study is aimed at evaluating the outcomes of mind-body transformation therapy (MBT-T), previously known as the creative psychosocial genomic healing experience© (CPGHE). The intervention was aimed at reducing the perceived level of stress in two non-clinical groups of students with different educational levels and different expertise in the domain of well-being. Whereas participants from the first group were first-year university students, participants from the second group were students attending a post-graduate program in psychotherapy. All participants (<i>n</i> = 159) were exposed to a single session of MBT-T, each group in a separate session. The results of two paired-samples <i>t</i>-tests, conducted separately on the two samples, showed that there was a statistically significant reduction in the participants’ perceived level of stress between pre- and post-intervention states in both samples (t<sub>88</sub> = 5.39, <i>p</i> < 0.001; t<sub>53</sub> = 4.56, <i>p</i> < 0.001 respectively). The results, therefore, showed that a single session of MBT-T was beneficial in reducing the perceived level of stress in both first-year university students and students attending a post-graduate program in psychotherapy, regardless of educational level and expertise in the domain of well-being.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/8/124stress management interventionmind-body therapiesundergraduate studentsgraduate studentsneuroscience researchstress reduction |
| spellingShingle | Mauro Cozzolino Deborah R. Vivo Laura Girelli Pierpaolo Limone Giovanna Celia The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study Behavioral Sciences stress management intervention mind-body therapies undergraduate students graduate students neuroscience research stress reduction |
| title | The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | The Evaluation of a Mind-Body Intervention (MBT-T) for Stress Reduction in Academic Settings: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | evaluation of a mind body intervention mbt t for stress reduction in academic settings a pilot study |
| topic | stress management intervention mind-body therapies undergraduate students graduate students neuroscience research stress reduction |
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