scholarly journals Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on the levels of anxiety, depression, and subjective happiness in Russian first-year students of the Psychology Department

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Skolzkov
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychology Department ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Effective Program

<p>Social studies show an increasing number of people with anxiety disorders and depression around the world. Selected data on Russia confirm this trend. Despite the overall improvement in the world economic situation in recent decades, the stress level has not decreased. Freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. This pilot study assesses the mindfulness training effectiveness, which was aimed at maintaining mental and physical health of Russian students. Participants: 107 freshmen of the Psychology Department of the Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin. The data collection was completed in November 2019. Methods: A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted using Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program. Results: MBCT reduced depression and increased subjective happiness among the first-year psychology students. More frequent mindfulness meditation practice and the study of the theoretical materials are associated with higher rates of positive results of the program. Conclusion: MBCT can be an effective program in working with first-year students of the Psychology Department of the Ural Federal University. Nevertheless, an additional research is required before putting the program into practice on a broad basis in Russian universities.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on the levels of anxiety, depression, and subjective happiness in Russian first-year students of the Psychology Department

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Skolzkov
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychology Department ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Effective Program

<p>Social studies show an increasing number of people with anxiety disorders and depression around the world. Selected data on Russia confirm this trend. Despite the overall improvement in the world economic situation in recent decades, the stress level has not decreased. Freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. This pilot study assesses the mindfulness training effectiveness, which was aimed at maintaining mental and physical health of Russian students. Participants: 107 freshmen of the Psychology Department of the Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin. The data collection was completed in November 2019. Methods: A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted using Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program. Results: MBCT reduced depression and increased subjective happiness among the first-year psychology students. More frequent mindfulness meditation practice and the study of the theoretical materials are associated with higher rates of positive results of the program. Conclusion: MBCT can be an effective program in working with first-year students of the Psychology Department of the Ural Federal University. Nevertheless, an additional research is required before putting the program into practice on a broad basis in Russian universities.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anxiety, depression, and subjective happiness in Russian first-year psychology students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Skolzkov
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychology Department ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

<p></p><p>Globally, there has been an increase in the number of people with anxiety disorders and depression which is confirmed by particular Russian data. Despite overall improvements in the global economic situation in recent decades, general stress levels have not decreased. University freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. Therefore, this pilot study assesses the effectiveness of mindfulness training aimed at maintaining Russian students’ mental and physical health. The participants were 83 freshmen from the Psychology Department of Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin. Data collection was completed in November 2019. A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted using a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program. Results show that MBCT reduced depression and increased subjective happiness among first-year psychology students. Frequent mindfulness meditation practice and studying theoretical materials is associated with higher rates of positive results. The findings suggest that MBCT can be effective in working with first-year students in the Psychology Department of Ural Federal University. Nevertheless, further research is required before implementing the program on a broad scale in Russian universities.</p><br><p></p>

scholarly journals Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anxiety, depression, and subjective happiness in Russian first-year psychology students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Skolzkov
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychology Department ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

<p></p><p>Globally, there has been an increase in the number of people with anxiety disorders and depression which is confirmed by particular Russian data. Despite overall improvements in the global economic situation in recent decades, general stress levels have not decreased. University freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. Therefore, this pilot study assesses the effectiveness of mindfulness training aimed at maintaining Russian students’ mental and physical health. The participants were 83 freshmen from the Psychology Department of Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin. Data collection was completed in November 2019. A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted using a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program. Results show that MBCT reduced depression and increased subjective happiness among first-year psychology students. Frequent mindfulness meditation practice and studying theoretical materials is associated with higher rates of positive results. The findings suggest that MBCT can be effective in working with first-year students in the Psychology Department of Ural Federal University. Nevertheless, further research is required before implementing the program on a broad scale in Russian universities.</p><br><p></p>

Implementing an Intervention in the Spelman College African Diaspora and the World Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesina Jackson ◽  
Jimmeka Guillory Wright ◽  
A. Blankson ◽  
Angelino Viceisza ◽  
Bruce Wade
Keyword(s):  
African Diaspora ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
First Year ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Spelman College ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

This article describes an interdisciplinary team of researchers’ exploration of the impact of metacognitive instruction on first-year students enrolled in Spelman’s signature course—African Diaspora and the World (ADW). The two-phased, randomized controlled trial influenced administrators to increase the number of ADW sections, focused faculty discussions on pedagogy rather than content, emphasized the interdisciplinary perspective of the course, used a long-term developmental approach to professional development, and required all students to use ADW peer tutoring. The majority of faculty and students viewed these changes positively.

scholarly journals Book Review: Planning Academic Library Orientations: Case Studies from Around the World

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Holly Luetkenhaus
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Online Tutorials ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many

For those engaging with first-year students and planning first-year programs in academic libraries, the library orientation is a key part of the work we do. “Library orientation” is often a catch-all term that is used to describe many types of library activities aimed at new college students, including in-class sessions, tours, online tutorials, and more. For a librarian revising an existing orientation program or starting from scratch, the possibilities are almost limitless, and it can be daunting to weed through the many options and settle on one that works for your library, your institution, and your students.

scholarly journals A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

Pain Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 2134-2148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A Day ◽  
L Charles Ward ◽  
Dawn M Ehde ◽  
Beverly E Thorn ◽  
John Burns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pain Interference ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Randomized Controlled

AbstractObjectiveThis pilot trial compared the feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, and effects of group-delivered mindfulness meditation (MM), cognitive therapy (CT), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for chronic low back pain (CLBP).SettingUniversity of Queensland Psychology Clinic.SubjectsParticipants were N = 69 (intent-to-treat [ITT] sample) adults with CLBP.DesignA pilot, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial.MethodsParticipants were randomized to treatments. The primary outcome was pain interference; secondary outcomes were pain intensity, physical function, depression, and opioid medication use. The primary study end point was post-treatment; maintenance of gains was evaluated at three- and six-month follow-up.ResultsRatings of acceptability, and ratios of dropout and attendance showed that MBCT was acceptable, feasible, and well tolerated, with similar results found across conditions. For the ITT sample, large improvements in post-treatment scores for pain interference, pain intensity, physical function, and depression were found (P < 0.001), with no significant between-group differences. Analysis of the follow-up data (N = 43), however, revealed that MBCT participants improved significantly more than MM participants on pain interference, physical function, and depression. The CT group improved more than MM in physical function. The MBCT and CT groups did not differ significantly on any measures.ConclusionsThis is the first study to examine MBCT for CLBP management. The findings show that MBCT is a feasible, tolerable, acceptable, and potentially efficacious treatment option for CLBP. Further, MBCT, and possibly CT, could have sustained benefits that exceed MM on some important CLBP outcomes. A future definitive randomized controlled trial is needed to evaluate these treatments and their differences.

Comparison of concentrations of toxic elements in the hair of first-year students of RUDN University from different regions of the world: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Vladimirovich Galchenko ◽  
Elizaveta Ilinichna Sidorova ◽  
Anastasia Alekseevna Sherstneva ◽  
Andrew Anatolevich Skalny ◽  
Julia Nikolaevna Lobanova
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The World

scholarly journals PERSPECTIVENESS OF INDUSTRIAL ISSUES OF ANTI-CELLULAR VACCINES FOR THE HEAD-BREEDING INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
pp. 296-299
Author(s):  
Laipanov
Keyword(s):  
Protective Antigen ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
The Impact

This article provides data on the distribution of coenurosis, the impact of this disease on the world economic status of sheep. Today this invasion is registered in many continents of the globe. According to the regions, where the sheep's number of head is up to 70% (Southern FD and North Caucasus FD), annual losses from a coenurosis reach 5–15%, which, on average, is about 1 million heads. Each head is 20 kg of meat and 3–4 kg of wool and, besides all, unaccounted expenses. A kilogram of mutton averages 300 rubles, and wool is about 200–250 rubles. These impressive figures amount to several billion rubles across the industry. At the present stage, according to many scientists and authors, the only way to solve this problem is vaccination with subsequent revaccination. Scientists in many countries around the world, such as China, Italy, Turkey, tried to tackle this problem, but studies have shown that the selected protective antigen is ineffective, which the scientists themselves do not deny. A method for immunoprophylaxis of lambs of the first year of life is proposed. Our experiments, carried out for 25–30 years on the prevention of this disease, gave positive and hopeful results. According to the results of testing an inactivated formulated vaccine obtained in the laboratory from oncospheric components, data are presented on the decrease in the number of diseased animals. There is a question about the sequencing of antigen with its subsequent use in the industrial production of vaccines at one of the biofactories under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

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