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Improving psychological wellbeing outlook with online mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program during the Covid-19 pandemic: A study of synchronous intervention

COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında çevrimiçi bilinçli farkındalık temelli stres azaltma (MBSR) programı ile psikolojik iyi oluş görünümünün iyileştirilmesi: Senkronize müdahale çalışması

Gizem Çeviker(KADİR HAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9150-7741
Ayşe Büşra İplikçi(AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6632-4647
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291–300
Publication Date
2025-12-12
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The results showed that the levels of participants' psychological well-being increased in the pre- and post-assessments.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was designed to explore the effect of an online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on multidimensional factors of psychological well-being, such as finding meaning in life, cognitive and emotional awareness, self-compassion, gratitude, emotion regulation, self-acceptance, positive relationships, environmental mastery, personal growth, having a purpose in life, and autonomy.
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⚙️Variables:Farkındalık Temelli Stres Azaltma · MBSR · çevrimiçi MBSR

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This study was designed to explore the effect of an online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on multidimensional factors of psychological well-being, such as finding meaning in life, cognitive and emotional awareness, self-compassion, gratitude, emotion regulation, self-acceptance, positive relationships, environmental mastery, personal growth, having a purpose in life, and autonomy. The sample consisted of 27 (Meanage = 31.56, SD = 9.55) participants. Participants received the online MBSR program for eight weeks, consisting of one session lasting two and a half hours each week and eight progressive sessions in total, with a four-hour silence retreat day between the sixth and seventh sessions, for a total of 24 hours. All participants completed the Gratitude, Self-Compassion, Emotion Regulation Skills, Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness, Meaning in Life, and Multidimensional Psychological Well-Being scales before and after the intervention. The means of the pre-test and post-test results were calculated for each participant, and Pearson correlation was examined for the study variables. Repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to examine the effect of the MBSR program on the pre-test and post-test findings of the participants. The results showed that the levels of participants' psychological well-being increased in the pre- and post-assessments. In addition, the levels of cognitive and affective mindfulness, self-compassion, search for and presence of meaning, emotion regulation skills, and gratitude increased significantly. The findings of this study suggest that online MBSR, like face-to-face MBSR, may have positive effects on participants in terms of psychological well-being.

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Bu çalışma; çevrimiçi platformda sunulan Mindfulness Temelli Stres Azaltma (MBSR) kursunun; yaşamda anlam bulma, bilişsel ve duygusal farkındalık, öz-şefkat, minnettarlık, duygu düzenleme, kendini kabul, olumlu ilişkiler, çevresel ustalık, kişisel gelişim, hayatta bir amacının olması ve otonomi gibi psikolojik iyi oluş halinin çok boyutlu faktörlerinin üzerindeki etkisini keşfetmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Örneklem, 27 (Ort.yaş = 31.56, SS = 9.55) katılımcıdan oluşmaktadır. Katılımcılara sekiz hafta boyunca, her hafta iki buçuk saat süren bir oturum ve toplamda aşamalı olarak ilerleyen sekiz oturumdan ve altıncı ve yedinci oturum arasında dört saat süren sessizlik inzivası gününden oluşan; toplamda 24 saat süren çevrimiçi MBSR programı uygulanmıştır. Tüm katılımcılar bu müdahaleden önce ve sonra Minnettarlık, Öz-Şefkat, Duygu Düzenleme Becerileri, Bilişsel ve Duygusal Farkındalık, Yaşamın Anlamı ve Çok Boyutlu Psikolojik İyi Olma ölçeklerini doldurmuşlardır. Ön test ve son test sonuçlarının ortalaması her katılımcı için hesaplanmış, çalışma değişkenleri için Pearson korelasyonuna bakılmıştır. MBSR programının katılımcıların ön test ve son test bulguları arasındaki fark-etkisine bakabilmek için Tekrarlanan Ölçümler için ANOVA yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, katılımcıların öncesi ve sonrası değerlendirmelerde psikolojik iyi oluş düzeyinin arttığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca, bilişsel ve duygusal farkındalık, öz-şefkat, hayatta anlam arayışı ve varlığı, duygu düzenleme becerileri ve minnettarlık düzeyleri anlamlı şekilde artmıştır. Bu çalışmanın bulguları; çevrimiçi sunulan MBSR’nin yüz yüze sunulan MBSR gibi katılımcılar üzerinde psikolojik iyi oluş hali açısından olumlu etkiler gösterebileceğini tartışmaya sunmaktadır.

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Çeviker, G., İplikçi, A. B. (2025). Improving psychological wellbeing outlook with online mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program during the Covid-19 pandemic: A study of synchronous intervention. Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3, 291–300. https://doi.org/10.57127/kpd.26024438.1495450

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