The effect of a mindfulness training program on perceived stress and emotional intelligence among nursing students in Morocco: an experimental pilot study

• Authors: Jamal Ksiksou , Lhoussaine Maskour , Bouchta El Batri , Moulay Smail Alaoui

Abstracts

EN

Mindfulness-based stress reduction has been shown to be effective in reducing stress levels and developing emotional competencies in nursing students, however, in some countries such as Morocco, this practice remains unexplored. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a mindful- ness-based stress reduction program on nursing students. The study used a quasi-experimental design in a single pre- test-post-test group with 20 nursing students from the Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Tetouan. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Perceived Stress Scale in Clinical Practicum (PSS- CP), and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). The results of the study indicate that the students' mean score on the PSS-CP scale was 2.19 ± 1.35 in the pretest, but decreased to 1.89 ± 1.28 in the posttest (p < .05). While the students' mean EIS score was 3.44 ± 1.26 in the pretest, it in creased to 3.76 ± 1.19 in the posttest (p < 0.05). A statistically significant relationship was found between perceived stress and EIS scores (r = 0.864, p < 0.05). Mindfulness-based stress reduction program training can improve psychological health by developing emotional competence and reducing stress in nursing students.

Keywords

EN

emotional intelligence; mindfulness; nursing students; perceived stress

• Publisher: Fundacja Edukacji Medycznej, Promocji Zdrowia, Sztuki i Kultury Ars Medica
• Journal: Acta Neuropsychologica
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 20(4)
• Pages: 371-383

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Jamal Ksiksou

• Sociology and Psychology Laboratory, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco

author

Lhoussaine Maskour

• Regional Center for Education and Training Professions (CRMEF), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab 73000, Morocco
• Laboratory of Science and Technology Research (LRST), ESEF, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco

author

Bouchta El Batri

• Regional Center for Education and Training Professions (CRMEF Fez-Meknes), Fez 30000. Morocco
• Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic, Molecular Materials, and Environment (LIMOME), Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco

author

Moulay Smail Alaoui

• Sociology and Psychology Laboratory, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0016.0894

Biblioteka Nauki

29519450