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Mindfulness Intervention on Adolescents’ Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Aibao Zhou1, Yue Yuan1,*, Manying Kang2
1
Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
2
Hongkong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
* Corresponding Author: Yue Yuan. Email:
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2022, 24(5), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019623
Received 04 October 2021; Accepted 27 January 2022; Issue published 27 July 2022
Abstract
Background: Since the outbreak of COVID-19 caused adults suffer from mental disorders, it would be an essential for psychologist to help individuals overcome mental disorders.
Objective: This study aim to explore whether
the intervention of mindfulness is an efficient method to enhance adolescents’ emotional intelligence (EI) and
psychological capital (PC) to provide a theoretical basis and future directions for both targeted crisis intervention
and psychological trauma recovery plans.
Design: This research was designed as randomized controlled trial and
total of 798 students were evaluated statistically.
Methods: We used paired-sample t-tests and repeated measures
ANOVA to compare every factor defined above by time and group. Then, we used Mplus to build LGCM to
examine the trajectory of changes in EI and PC in the experimental group.
Results and Conclusions: (1) The
EI and PC scores had significantly different time points in the experimental group but not in the control group.
(2) EI and PC tended to increase with intervention, and there were significant individual differences in the initial
level and development speed. (3) Individuals’ EI could promote the growth of PC. This research indicated that
mindfulness should be given increasing consideration to enhance mental health during the worldwide outbreak
of COVID-19.
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APA Style
Zhou, A., Yuan, Y., Kang, M. (2022). Mindfulness intervention on adolescents’ emotional intelligence and psychological capital during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 24(5), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019623
Vancouver Style
Zhou A, Yuan Y, Kang M. Mindfulness intervention on adolescents’ emotional intelligence and psychological capital during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Ment Health Promot. 2022;24(5):665-677 https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019623
IEEE Style
A. Zhou, Y. Yuan, and M. Kang "Mindfulness Intervention on Adolescents’ Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial," Int. J. Ment. Health Promot., vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 665-677. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019623