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Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Stress Levels Among Postgraduate Students

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  • Zahra Wirani Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Published March 27, 2025 pp. 24-34 doi.org/10.62872/pj.v2i1.517 CC BY-SA 4.0
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Abstract

Postgraduate students face complex academic demands, including completing theses or dissertations, meeting publication requirements, and maintaining high academic standards. These demands often occur simultaneously with professional responsibilities and personal life obligations, which may increase academic stress and negatively affect students’ psychological well-being. Therefore, effective psychological interventions are needed to help students manage academic pressure. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) in reducing stress among postgraduate students using a literature review approach. The research method involved searching for scientific articles published between 2015 and 2025 through several academic databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and SpringerLink, using keywords related to mindfulness, academic stress, and student mental health. The selected literature was analyzed using descriptive and thematic approaches to identify the types of interventions, psychological mechanisms, and factors influencing the effectiveness of mindfulness programs. The findings indicate that mindfulness-based interventions, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), consistently show positive effects in reducing stress, anxiety, and psychological distress among students. The effectiveness of these interventions is associated with improvements in emotional regulation, self-awareness, and adaptive coping strategies in dealing with academic pressures. These findings suggest that mindfulness programs have the potential to serve as evidence-based psychological interventions that can be implemented in higher education settings to support the mental health and well-being of postgraduate students.

Keywords

mindfulness-based interventionacademic stresspostgraduate studentsmental healthliterature review

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