The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training on Cognitive Emotional Regulation Strategies and Pathological Worry Students with Homesickness 

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of education on the reduction of mindfulness-based stress on cognitive-emotional ordering strategies and pathologic worries of students with a sense of excitement.

The present study is a semi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test design with control group. A simple random sampling method was used to select all new female students in the undergraduate dormitory, academic year of 96-97, a researcher-in-chief of Ardebil, who answered the questionnaire of alertness and scored more than 108, 40 were selected. A completely randomized design was used in experimental and control groups. Each of the groups had 20 members. The research instrument was Cognitive-Emotional Ordering Questionnaire (CERQ-P), Pathological Concern Scale, and Alertness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS-21 software and descriptive statistics and covariance analysis.

The results of covariance analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between post-test and emotional cognitive-emotional ordering (P<0/000,F=93/91( negative emotional cognitive behavioral strategies (P<0/000,F=227/76( and pathological anxiety (P<0/000,F=169/92(, there was a statistically significant difference.

Mental stress reduction education has a significant effect on improvement of cognitive-emotional ordering strategies and reduction of pathologic worries of students with alertness.