Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PLoS One. 2020 Apr 3;15(4):e0231088. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231088. eCollection 2020.
There is a growing body of research that shows a significant association between mindfulness and mental health. However, studies on Saudi populations are still in their infancy. Mindfulness is a personal tendency to focus on the present time in a non-judgmental manner, including the interior and exterior experience of feelings and events. The first aim of this study is to examine the relationship between mindfulness, stress, depression, and academic performance in a sample of medical students from King Saud University. The second aim is to explore the potential moderation effects of mindfulness on the impact of stress on academic performance and depression in the study population. This cross-sectional study examined 289 medical students who were selected by a stratified random sampling technique and completed validated online questionnaires measuring mindfulness, stress, and depression. The data were analyzed using SAS version 9.2, and R software was used for graphs. Correlation analysis showed that mindfulness is inversely associated with depression and stress, but not with academic performance. Furthermore, multiple logistic regression showed that mindfulness can predict both depression and stress. We also found that two subscales of mindfulness can moderate the relation between stress and depression: non-judging of inner experience and describing. The findings suggest that a higher mindfulness score is associated with lower depression and stress levels and could buffer against depression in a stressful environment. There is a need for further research to investigate the relation of mindfulness with positive psychological outcomes, as well as experimental trials to examine the efficacy of mindfulness training on improving mental wellbeing in our community.
越来越多的研究表明，正念与心理健康之间存在显著关联。然而，针对沙特人群的研究仍处于起步阶段。正念是一种专注于当下的个人倾向，不进行评判，包括对感受和事件的内外体验。本研究的第一个目的是在沙特国王大学的医学生样本中检验正念、压力、抑郁与学业表现之间的关系。第二个目的是探讨正念对压力对研究人群学业表现和抑郁影响的潜在调节作用。这项横断面研究调查了 289 名医学生，他们采用分层随机抽样技术选择，并完成了测量正念、压力和抑郁的经过验证的在线问卷。使用 SAS 版本 9.2 分析数据，并使用 R 软件绘制图形。相关分析表明，正念与抑郁和压力呈负相关，但与学业表现无关。此外，多元逻辑回归表明，正念可以预测抑郁和压力。我们还发现，正念的两个分量表可以调节压力与抑郁之间的关系：对内体验的不评判和描述。研究结果表明，较高的正念得分与较低的抑郁和压力水平相关，并可以在压力环境中缓冲抑郁。需要进一步研究来探讨正念与积极心理结果的关系，以及实验性试验来检验正念训练对改善我们社区心理健康的效果。
