Aldbyani Aamer, Nasser Alhadoor Zaid Ahmad
Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen.
Heliyon. 2024 May 23;10(11):e31809. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31809. eCollection 2024 Jun 15.
This study investigated the effects of mindfulness training on alleviating fear of the COVID-19 epidemic among international students in China during the academic year 2020. The training group participants (N = 41) and the control group participants (N = 44) were surveyed pre-and post-training with the two English questionnaires: The Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the fear of the COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S). The results showed that, regarding the relationship between the two main variables in the study, mindfulness is related negatively to the COVID-19 epidemic. Moreover, compared to the control group, results showed that individuals in the training group demonstrated significant improvements in mindfulness levels and decreased Fear of COVID-19. Thus, findings suggest that a short online mindfulness meditation training may reduce fear of the COVID-19 epidemic.
本研究调查了正念训练对缓解2020学年在中国的国际学生对新冠疫情的恐惧的影响。对训练组参与者（N = 41）和对照组参与者（N = 44）在训练前后使用两份英文问卷进行了调查：五因素正念问卷（FFMQ）和新冠疫情恐惧量表（FCV-19S）。结果表明，关于该研究中两个主要变量之间的关系，正念与新冠疫情呈负相关。此外，与对照组相比，结果显示训练组个体的正念水平有显著提高，对新冠疫情的恐惧有所降低。因此，研究结果表明，短期的在线正念冥想训练可能会减轻对新冠疫情的恐惧。
