Effect of Mindfulness Training on Inhibitory Control in Convalescent Schizophrenic Inpatients

  • LIU Xuanxuan ,
  • ZHANG Libin ,
  • LIU Zheng ,
  • YANG Zhe ,
  • LI Lina
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  • 1. School of Psychology and Mental Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210;
    2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Department of Psychology, Beijing Daxing Xinkang Hospital, Beijing 102600

Received date: 2021-10-21

  Online published: 2022-01-20

Abstract

To explore the effect of mindfulness training on mindfulness awareness and inhibitory control ability of convalescent schizophrenic inpatients. A total of 54 convalescent schizophrenic inpatients in rehabilitation period were selected and randomly divided into two groups, mindfulness group and control group. Rehabilitation treatment was carried out on both groups. In addition, the mindfulness group received 8 weeks of mindfulness training. The results showed that: 1) The post-test score of mindfulness awareness in mindfulness group was significantly higher than that of pre-test, while there was no significant difference between the post-test and pre-test in the control group regarding the mindfulness awareness. The post-test score of mindfulness awareness in the mindfulness group was significantly higher than that in the control group. 2) The response time in Stroop task in the post-test was significantly shorter than that in the pre-test in the mindfulness group, while there was no significant difference in the response time in Stroop task between the post-test and pre-test in the control group. After the treatment, the response time in Stroop task in the mindfulness group was significantly shorter than that in the control group. In conclusion, mindfulness training can improve the mindfulness awareness and inhibitory control ability of the convalescent schizophrenic inpatients.

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LIU Xuanxuan , ZHANG Libin , LIU Zheng , YANG Zhe , LI Lina . Effect of Mindfulness Training on Inhibitory Control in Convalescent Schizophrenic Inpatients[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022 , 20(1) : 138 -144 . DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.01.020

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