The Effect of Mindfulness Practices on Positive Thinking and Stress Coping Behaviors of Earthquake Survivor Nursing Students: A Nonrandomized Controlled Study.
Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association – June 05, 2025
Source: PubMed
Summary
Understanding effective support for those enduring immense stress is vital. Research explored if mindfulness practices could enhance positive thinking and coping behavior in nursing students, specifically disaster victims. A controlled study provided mindfulness training to one group. The findings revealed that for these students, mindfulness did not significantly improve their positive thinking skills or stress coping behavior following a disaster. This valuable insight suggests alternative approaches may better aid this specific group of disaster victims in managing stress.
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to reveal the effect of mindfulness practices on nursing students' stress-coping behaviors and positive thinking skills. Method: This was a two-group parallel nonrandomized study. Mindfulness practices were applied to the students in the experimental group. Data were collected using research tools (Personal Information Form, Positive Thinking Skills Scale, and Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students) as pre- and posttests. Findings: After the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in the posttest scores of positive thinking skills (t = 0.624; p = .541) and stress coping behaviors of staying optimistic (t = -0.957; p = .345), transfer (t = -2.028; p = .050), problem-solving (t = -0.663; p = .512), and avoidance (U = 132; p = .230). Conclusions: Mindfulness practices are ineffective in improving earthquake survivor nursing students' coping behaviors and positive thinking skills.