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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Physiological Activity During Acute Stress: A Randomized Controlled Trial 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Nyklicek, I.,Mommersteeg, P.M.C.,Van Beugen, S.,Ramakers, C.,Van Boxtel, G.J.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명APA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
  • 출판년도2013
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Health psychology
  • 발행사항Vol.32No.10[2013]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0278-6133
  • 소개/요약Objective: The aim was to examine the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention on cardiovascular and cortisol activity during acute stress. Method: Eighty-eight healthy community-dwelling individuals reporting elevated stress levels were randomly assigned to the MBSR protocol or a waitlist control group. Before and after the intervention period they participated in a laboratory stress protocol consisting of mental arithmetic and speech tasks. Laboratory measurements included continuous cardiovascular parameters (heart period, heart rate variability, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure [SBP and DBP]), and salivary cortisol. Results: Compared to the control group and controlling for age, sex, body mass index, and beta-blockers, the MBSR group showed larger pre- to postintervention decreases in overall SBP (F(1, 58) = 4.99, p = .029, partial η² = .08) and DBP (F(1, 58) = 11.09, p = .002, partial η² = .16). In addition, the MBSR group exhibited smaller SBP and DBP stress-related changes from pre- to postintervention (F(2, 116) = 4.89, p = .012, partial η² = .08; F(2, 116) = 6.07, p = .007, partial η² = .10, respectively). No effects were obtained on other physiological measures. Conclusion: MBSR may help reducing blood pressure levels and blood pressure reactivity to stress.