Mindfulness Meditation in Professional Psychology 
Courses Improves Mental Health of Vocational Medical 
Students

Wenyan Hong; Wentian Qiu; Weixuan Lin; Zenhui Xin*

doi:10.70711/neet.v3i7.7220

Mindfulness Meditation in Professional Psychology Courses Improves Mental Health of Vocational Medical Students

Wenyan Hong, Wentian Qiu, Weixuan Lin, Zenhui Xin*

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of professional psychology courses combined with mindfulness meditation training intervention on the mental health construction of college students in a vocational medical college. Methods: Participants were randomly allocated to
experimental and control groups. Ethical approval was obtained from the College (Approval No. HSVC-IRB2024-001). The control group
received normal professional psychology course teaching, while the experimental group added a 12-week group mindfulness meditation training on the basis of normal teaching. The anxiety self-rating scale (SAS), depression screening scale (PHQ-9), self-esteem scale (SES), mental
health continuum scale (MHC-SF adult version), and mindfulness attention awareness scale (MAAS) were used to measure the mental health
of the two groups before and after the intervention. Results: It showed that there was no significant difference in the baseline values of the five
scales between the two groups before the experiment. After the 12-week intervention, the experimental group showed statistically significant reductions in depression and anxiety, with improved mindfulness awareness and mental health continuum scores. Conclusion: Adding mindfulness
meditation training to college students professional psychology courses significantly helps to improve college students mental health levels.

Keywords

Mindfulness Meditation; College Students; Mental Health; Psychological Intervention

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/neet.v3i7.7220

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