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Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
Print version ISSN 1794-4724On-line version ISSN 2145-4515
Abstract
FRANCO JUSTO, CLEMENTE; MOLINA MORENO, ANTONIO; DE LA FUENTE ARIAS, MANUEL and SALVADOR GRANADOS, MARGARITA. Modification of personality variables through application of a psycho-educational program of full consciousness [mindfulness] in university students. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2011, vol.29, n.1, pp.136-147. ISSN 1794-4724.
This study examines the effects in university students of a psycho-educational program in full awareness (mindfulness) on certain personality variables. A quasi-experimental (group comparison) design with pretest and postest measurements was employed in an experimental (n = 26) and a control group (n = 27). Barratt impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ), Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD), and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) were applied to experimental and control groups. The results show statistically significant changes in impulsivity variables, experiential avoidance, social avoidance, social anxiety, tension and fatigue when comparing the posttest mean scores of the groups.
Keywords : full consciousness; mindfulness; meditation; psychoeducational program.