TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Brief Mindfulness Activity in University Students With Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Engagement
AU - Argento, Amanda
AU - Simundic, Amanda
AU - Mettler, Jessica
AU - Mills, Devin J.
AU - Heath, Nancy L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Academy for Suicide Research.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Current theoretical frameworks posit that engagement in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is due to an inability to regulate one’s emotions. In turn, mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to enhance emotion regulatory processes in those who engage in NSSI. Objective. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a brief mindfulness activity was differentially effective at increasing state mindfulness and decreasing stress following a stress induction task in university students with versus without a history of NSSI engagement. Method. The sample consisted of two groups of participants who identified as women: participants with a history of NSSI engagement (NSSI; n = 57; Mage =20.09, SD = 2.05) and participants without (no-NSSI; n = 87; M age=20.22, SD = 1.94). All participants were asked to complete pre-intervention measures of state mindfulness and stress and were randomly assigned to either a mindfulness activity (body scan) or control task condition. Following the completion of their respective activities, a Stroop stress induction task was conducted and participants completed post-intervention measures of state mindfulness and stress. Results. Two 3-way mixed ANOVAs (Time X NSSI status X Condition) were conducted and revealed significant time by condition interactions for both state mindfulness, Wilk’s Λ =.93, F(1, 140) = 10.70, p =.001, ηp2 =.07, and stress, Wilk’s Λ =.97, F(1, 140) = 4.21, p =.04, ηp2 =.03. As such, both groups (NSSI/no-NSSI) demonstrated similar increases in state mindfulness and decreases in stress in response to the brief mindfulness activity following the stress induction. Implications for future research and practice will be discussed.HIGHLIGHTS The brief mindfulness activity effectively increased state mindfulness. The brief mindfulness activity effectively decreased stress. Benefits were experienced similarly among both groups (NSSI/no-NSSI).
AB - Current theoretical frameworks posit that engagement in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is due to an inability to regulate one’s emotions. In turn, mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to enhance emotion regulatory processes in those who engage in NSSI. Objective. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a brief mindfulness activity was differentially effective at increasing state mindfulness and decreasing stress following a stress induction task in university students with versus without a history of NSSI engagement. Method. The sample consisted of two groups of participants who identified as women: participants with a history of NSSI engagement (NSSI; n = 57; Mage =20.09, SD = 2.05) and participants without (no-NSSI; n = 87; M age=20.22, SD = 1.94). All participants were asked to complete pre-intervention measures of state mindfulness and stress and were randomly assigned to either a mindfulness activity (body scan) or control task condition. Following the completion of their respective activities, a Stroop stress induction task was conducted and participants completed post-intervention measures of state mindfulness and stress. Results. Two 3-way mixed ANOVAs (Time X NSSI status X Condition) were conducted and revealed significant time by condition interactions for both state mindfulness, Wilk’s Λ =.93, F(1, 140) = 10.70, p =.001, ηp2 =.07, and stress, Wilk’s Λ =.97, F(1, 140) = 4.21, p =.04, ηp2 =.03. As such, both groups (NSSI/no-NSSI) demonstrated similar increases in state mindfulness and decreases in stress in response to the brief mindfulness activity following the stress induction. Implications for future research and practice will be discussed.HIGHLIGHTS The brief mindfulness activity effectively increased state mindfulness. The brief mindfulness activity effectively decreased stress. Benefits were experienced similarly among both groups (NSSI/no-NSSI).
KW - mindfulness
KW - non-suicidal self-injury
KW - stress
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U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2020.1841052
DO - 10.1080/13811118.2020.1841052
M3 - Article
C2 - 33135590
AN - SCOPUS:85094895787
SN - 1381-1118
VL - 26
SP - 871
EP - 885
JO - Archives of Suicide Research
JF - Archives of Suicide Research
IS - 2
ER -