英文摘要 |
University students often encounter major pressures and challenges related to living in an era of prioritizing speed and efficiency. Therefore, they must learn to regulate emotions and maintain focus on learning. Mindfulness can improve emotion regulation and mental health. However, the effectiveness of integrating mindfulness training into emotion psychology courses remains to be explored. This study investigated whether integrating mindfulness practices into emotion psychology courses can enhance university students’mindful awareness, compassion, gratitude, and emotional health and determined the feasibility of teaching mindfulness in future academic settings. A pretest and posttest design was adopted, with an experimental group of 45 participants and a control group of 42 participants. The results indicate that the experimental group had higher post-test scores on the mindfulness and gratitude scales than the control group, although no significant differences were observed on the compassion and emotional health scales. Students in the experimental group reported that learning about mindfulness provided them with a novel and profound experience, which helped them enhance their self-awareness, focus on the present moment, accept themselves, and adopt perspectives of gratitude. These findings indicate that this teaching practice can foster mindfulness awareness and gratitude among students. Integrating mindfulness into academic courses requires conscientious planning and execution. Teachers should gain a deep understanding of the principles of mindfulness. They should also carefully design and implement experiential activities and provide their students with practical techniques and daily exercises to assist them in applying mindfulness in their daily lives. |