The effectiveness of self-help mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a student sample: A randomised controlled trial
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Lever Taylor, B., Strauss, C., Cavanagh, K. and Jones, F. 2014. The effectiveness of self-help mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a student sample: A randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 63, pp. 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.007
Authors | Lever Taylor, B., Strauss, C., Cavanagh, K. and Jones, F. |
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Abstract | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) involves approximately twenty hours of therapist contact time and is not universally available. MBCT self-help (MBCT-SH) may widen access but little is known about its effectiveness. This paper presents a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of MBCT-SH for students. Eighty students were randomly assigned to an eight-week MBCT-SH condition or a wait-list control. ANOVAs showed significant group by time interactions in favour of MBCT-SH on measures of depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life, mindfulness and self-compassion. Post-intervention between-group effect sizes ranged from Cohen's d = 0.22 to 1.07. Engagement with MBCT-SH was high: participants engaged in mindfulness practice a median of two to three times a week and 85% read at least half the intervention book. Only 5% of participants dropped out. This is the first published RCT of MBCT-SH and benefits were found relative to a control group. MBCT-SH has the potential to be a low-cost, readily available and highly acceptable intervention. Future research should include an active control condition and explore whether findings extend to clinical populations. |
Keywords | MBCT; Mindfulness; Students; Bibliotherapy; Self-help |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Behaviour Research and Therapy |
Journal citation | 63, pp. 63-69 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0005-7967 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.007 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 Oct 2014 |
Accepted | 16 Sep 2014 |
Output status | Published |
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https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8724y/the-effectiveness-of-self-help-mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-in-a-student-sample-a-randomised-controlled-trial
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