The Mediating Effects of Coping Style on the Effects of Breath Count Mindfulness Training on Depressive Symptoms among International Students in China
The Mediating Effects of Coping Style on the Effects of Breath Count Mindfulness Training on Depressive Symptoms among International Students in China
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DOI：
10.1155/2020/8859251
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发表时间：
2020-08-28
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Wang, Fushun
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作者：
Gu, Simeng;Li, Yawen;Wang, Fushun
正念训练在科学领域已经很受欢迎，并被认为是情绪调节的有效方法。基于正念的认知疗法（MBCT）是专门为抑郁症患者设计的，旨在降低抑郁症复发的风险，并在国家指南中被推荐为复发性抑郁症复发预防的治疗选择。本研究旨在探讨正念训练对留学生抑郁症状的影响，并探讨正念在应激事件和抑郁之间的中介作用。此外，我们还介绍了一种新的正念训练方法--基于呼吸练习的正念训练，它是基于佛教和道教的融合。对260名在华留学生（平均年龄21.4岁）进行了应对方式、异常抑郁行为和压力性生活事件的自陈问卷调查。结果表明：（1）多数留学生表现出抑郁症状;（2）应激性生活事件在抑郁和焦虑的发生中起完全中介作用;（3）8周的正念训练显著减轻了留学生的抑郁症状，并与积极应对方式有关。本研究对探索留学生抑郁发生发展的机制具有一定的理论意义，为留学生这一特殊群体提供了有用的工具。此外，国际学生还可以通过培训学习中国文化。这些发现表明正念训练和积极应对方式与治疗国际学生抑郁症状相关。
Mindfulness training has gained popularity in the scientific field and has been proposed as an efficient way for emotional regulation. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is designed especially for depressive people in reducing risk of depression relapse and is recommended in national guidelines as a treatment choice for relapse prevention in recurrent depression. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of mindfulness training on depressive symptoms of international students and probe into the mediating role of mindfulness in stressful events and depression. In addition, we introduced a new kind of mindfulness training, the breathing exercise-based mindfulness training, which is based on the integration of Buddhism and Daoism. Self-report questionnaires assessing the coping style, abnormal depressive behavior, and stressful live events were completed in 260 international students in China (mean age=21.4years). The results showed that (1) many international students showed depression symptoms, (2) stressful life events play a completely mediating role in the initiation of depression and anxiety, and (3) mindfulness training for 8 weeks significantly reduced the depressive symptoms, and it was also related to a positive coping style. This study has certain theoretical significance in exploring the mechanism of the occurrence and development of depression among international students and provides useful tools for this special group of international students. In addition, the international students can also learn Chinese culture through the training. These findings indicate that mindfulness training and positive coping style are interrelated with treating depressive symptoms for international students.