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November 19, 2025The Journal of General Psychology

Mindfulness and stress-reduction programs’ effectiveness on university student productivity in physical education

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YWYun-bo WangZYZhen Mei YaoGZGao Hua Zhang

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Randomized controlled trial shows that mindfulness training improves academic performance in physical education, suggesting its benefits for student wellness.

Key Points

  • This paper aims to evaluate the effect of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on student productivity in physical education.
  • Conducted a randomized controlled trial with 200 students at Mudanjiang Normal University, separating them into control and experimental groups.
  • Implemented a three-month mindfulness program incorporating meditation, breathing exercises, and reflective practices into physical education classes.
  • Measured enjoyment using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale and academic performance with a grading scale.
  • Significant improvements in enjoyment and academic performance were observed in the experimental group.
  • No changes were noted in the control group.
  • Data analysis confirmed the statistical significance of the improvements using t-tests and Cohen's d effect size.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924fed1c0ce034ddc350f27https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2025.2587887
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