'A Light in the Whole Darkness of Zoom': A Qualitative Examination of College Students' Experiences in an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention

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作者：
Macdonald, Helen Z. [1 ]
Bradley, Madeline [1 ]
Neville, Tracy [1 ]
机构：
[1] Emmanuel Coll, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Boston, MA 02115 USA
来源：
COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH | 2025年 / 25卷 / 01期
关键词：
college students; MBI; MBSR; mindfulness; online intervention; qualitative; MENTAL-HEALTH;
D O I：
10.1002/capr.12893
中图分类号：
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号：
040203 ;
摘要：
BackgroundMindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), including those administered online, have demonstrated efficacy in promoting mental health among college students. Few studies, however, have examined participants' lived experiences of engaging in these interventions when administered online.MethodThe current qualitative study investigated nine college students' experiences of participating in a randomised controlled trial of an online adaptation of mindfulness-based stress reduction, a group intervention administered during the fall 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsTwo themes and eight subthemes were identified. The first theme centred on advantages of the intervention's online modality. The college student participants described greater comfort, a strong instructor, broadened social connections and enhanced community in the context of the online intervention. The second theme surrounded challenges of the intervention's online format, and subthemes included environmental distractions, impersonal modality, difficulty connecting with others and technology issues.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for health promotion programmes specifically targeting college students; online MBIs may increase access to these interventions. Promoting the strengths and addressing the limitations of online MBIs among this population are essential as this modality of treatment becomes more widely employed across college campuses.
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