How mindfulness, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance are related to perceived stress in a sample of university students
Por:
Martínez-Rubio D, Colomer A, Sanabria JP, Pérez A, Navarrete J, Martínez-Brotóns C, Escamilla C, Muro A, Montero J, Luciano JV and Feliu A
Publicada:
3 feb 2023
Ahead of Print:
3 feb 2023
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
University students constitute a population that is highly vulnerable to developing mental health problems, such as distress. The role of different variables associated with the development of states of stress has been studied in order to identify potential risk and protective factors. This study explored whether mindfulness, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance, while controlling for specific sociodemographic and academic variables, were potential significant protective or risk factors explaining perceived stress in a sample of 589 Spanish university students (81.2% female, age range 18-48 years). A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed using an exploratory cross-sectional design. Higher experiential avoidance, lower self-compassion, lower mindfulness, not perceiving family support, higher total study hours per week, having a partner (vs. being single), being female (vs. being male), and being older were significantly associated with higher levels of perceived stress. In conclusion, perceived stress in our sample was positively associated with experiential avoidance, which could be regarded as a potential psychological risk variable. In contrast, perceived stress was negatively correlated with self-compassion and mindfulness, which, in turn, could be seen as protective factors. Accordingly, it is concluded that programmes aimed at reducing stress and at improving well-being among university students should include experiential avoidance, self-compassion, and mindfulness as therapeutic targets.
Filiaciones:
Martínez-Rubio D:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Psicoforma, Integral Psychology Center, Valencia, Spain
Colomer A:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Sanabria JP:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Pérez A:
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Basic, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Aragon Institute for Health Research, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
Navarrete J:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Martínez-Brotóns C:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Psicoforma, Integral Psychology Center, Valencia, Spain
Escamilla C:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Muro A:
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Basic, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Montero J:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Luciano JV:
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Feliu A:
CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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