Mindfulness-Based Intervention Programme on Anxiety and Resilience among Palestinian Nursing Students
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2025.v17i02.017Abstract
Background: Nursing students in Palestine experience heightened anxiety due to academic demands and exposure to socio-political stressors. Enhancing resilience through mindfulness-based interventions may help mitigate these effects and promote psychological well-being. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Programme (MBIP) in reducing anxiety and enhancing resilience among Palestinian nursing students. Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design was employed with 100 nursing students who were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The intervention comprised 13 structured sessions combined mindfulness, relaxation and cognitive-behavioural techniques. Anxiety and resilience were measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire (ARQ) at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and after three months. Results: Students who received the MBIP demonstrated marked improvements in resilience and significant reductions in anxiety across post-test and follow-up assessments compared with the control group. A strong negative correlation was observed between resilience and anxiety (r = −0.59, p < 0.001), indicating that increased resilience was associated with decreased anxiety levels. Conclusion: The MBIP proved effective in fostering resilience and reducing anxiety among nursing students. Incorporating mindfulness-based approaches into nursing curricula may serve as a cost-effective, nonpharmacological strategy to enhance mental health, professional readiness, and overall well-being in educational and clinical contexts.
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Anxiety, Mindfulness, Nursing Students, ResilienceDownloads
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