Effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on academic grit among university student

Abstract

Mindfulness based Cognitive therapy (MBCT) is generally considered to be the most effective psychological treatment for depression. There is no research to demonstrate that Mindfulness based cognitive therapy in to the treatment of academic grit. The present pilot study aimed to examine efficacy MBCT to improve academic grit, with a focus on mindfulness and cognitive technique which focuses more on experiential techniques into a group format. This new intervention for academic grit is described session-by-session. Experimental design with the one-group pretest-posttest design. Thirteen student with low score of grit participated in a six session MBCT in a group format. Pretest and posttest scores of academic grit consisting passion and perseverance were compared. Results demonstrated a significant to improve academic grit and dimension of passion and preseverance. A large effect size was found for the improvement. This confirmed the first hypothesis, that there would be a improvement in the level of grit score from pre- to post-intervention. The current study suggests that group MBCT might be an effective treatment for academic grit. However, our sample size was small and this was an uncontrolled study. Therefore, it is necessary to test this intervention in a randomized controlled trial with follow-up assessments.