Date of Award
Spring 2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chairperson
Sandra Kerr, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Geeta Shivde, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Farzin Irani, Ph.D., ABPP
Abstract
The present study examined the impact of Learning2Breathe (L2B), a mindfulness-based stress reduction program developed for use with adolescents on rumination. The program was applied to rumination in college-age men and women. Our experiment utilized a quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 50 undergraduate students that were placed in either the experimental or control group. Data was collected pretest and posttest through a variety of measures including the Rumination Reflection Questionnaire (RRQ) which consisted of a rumination and reflection subscale, and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). A two-way mixed ANOVA design was used to analyze data. There was no statistically significant interaction on the Reflection subscale of the RRQ or on the Rumination subscale of the RRQ. We also failed to find a statistically significant interaction on the MAAS. Possible limitations to this study include lack of robust data due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, lack of randomized selection, and two outliers included in the analyses: one in the MAAS experimental group, and one in the MAAS control group.
Recommended Citation
Flack, Adessa, "The Impacts of Learning 2 Breathe on Rumination" (2022). West Chester University Doctoral Projects. 166.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/all_doctoral/166
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