Class: Psychology Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Meditation Intervention on Student Stress and Heart Rate Variability

Shearer, A., Hunt, M., Chowdhury, M., & Nicol, L. (2016). Effects of a brief mindfulness meditation intervention on student stress and heart rate variability. International Journal of Stress Management, 23(2), 232-254. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PID6ics599HySvg5smzPHvWD6tI8CuhU/view?usp=sharing Discussion Questions BASED OFF THE ARTICLE ABOVE (W/FREE LINK):

1. What did the authors say about the effects of the dog therapy in the active control group compared to the effects of mindfulness training during the 4 weeks of the sessions?

2. Summarize the HRV scores in the 3 groups during the challenge.

3. What was different about the amount of time spent in mindfulness training in this study versus the usual MSBR training?

4. Are the HRV results consistent with what other researchers have found?

5. List the limitations of the study.

6. What are the implications of these findings for college students hoping to cope with academic stressors?

7. In implications, the authors describe some of the strengths of their study, including the use of an active control and an objective, physiological measure like HRV. Summarize what they said about these.

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