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Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on study and learning processes in a sample of university students

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study analysed the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on motivation, learning strategies and approaches, procrastination, and mindfulness in university students. Forty-two students (22 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group) participated in an experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and four-month follow-up measures. The results showed that the intervention was associated with a significant increase in deep motivation, deep learning strategies and approaches, and mindfulness levels, as well as an observed decrease in superficial motivation and strategies, and academic procrastination. The effects were maintained at the follow-up measurement, evidencing the stability of the changes. These findings indicate that mindfulness training appears to favour a more autonomous and self-regulated motivational profile, may promote deep learning, and tends to contribute to the reduction of maladaptive behaviours associated with studying, such as procrastination.

Source: Revista de Psicodidáctica (English ed )

DOI: 10.1016/j.psicoe.2026.500186

Authors: Clemente Franco, Alberto Amutio, Rubén Trigueros, José Manuel Aguilar-Parra, Laura C. Sánchez-Sánchez

Institutions: University of Almería, Universidad de Granada

Language: English

Topic: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,740