The effectiveness of mindfulness-based life skills training on resilience, hardiness, and tolerance of ambiguity

Determining the effectiveness of mindfulness-based life skills training on resilience, hardiness, and tolerance of ambiguity

This study is a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial conducted in Phase 2 on 30 students of Izeh Azad University. The sample allocation is done by simple random method using software (Random Number Generator); first, each participant receives an identification code and is divided into two groups of 15 based on a random number.

This research will use a field experimental research method and an extensive pre-test and post-test design. The research will be conducted at Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch. All participants, clinical caregivers, and evaluators who interpret the data will be kept confidential and all information will be kept anonymous.

Inclusion Criteria Being between 19 and 45 years of age. Being a student at the Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch. Willingness to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria Having a physical illness that could interfere with the treatment process. Use of psychiatric medications. History of substance abuse, including narcotic drugs and psychoactive substances.

Intervention group: Mindfulness-based life skills training based on the training package of Audrey et al. (1400) is implemented in 6 90-minute sessions, one session per week, and in a group setting. The content of the sessions is designed based on the principles of mindfulness and includes exercises such as paying conscious attention to breathing, body scanning, observing thoughts and emotions without judgment, practicing being present in the present moment, and training in emotion management strategies. Control group: Do not receive any intervention.

Resilience; tenacity; tolerance of ambiguity.

In this study, in order to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based life skills training on students' resilience, psychological toughness, and tolerance for ambiguity, a simple randomization method is used to assign eligible participants to two experimental and control groups. The randomization unit in this study is students who are eligible to enter the study and have expressed their willingness to participate in the study. First, after initial call and screening based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, a complete list of eligible students is prepared. Then, to maintain confidentiality and prevent the use of identity information in the allocation process, each participant is assigned a unique numerical identification code. These codes are entered into the Random Number Generator software and a random number is generated for each participant. After that, individuals are sorted in ascending order based on the generated random numbers. In the next step, participants are randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups in equal proportions; So that half of the people are in the experimental group and the other half are in the control group.

In order to control bias and improve the internal validity of the study, this study was designed with a double-blind protocol; in this way, the clinical caregivers, outcome assessor, and data analyst will be kept unaware of the allocation of students to the experimental and control groups. In this process, the outcome assessor will collect data at all stages of the pretest, posttest, and follow-up, without knowing the assigned group of the participants, in order to prevent bias in the measurement; also, all raw data will be provided to the statistical analyst with anonymous codes (such as groups 1 and 2), and the true nature of the groups will not be revealed until the end of the data analysis process. All allocation steps will be performed by an individual independent of the research team, and the decoding of the allocation codes will be done only after the final completion of the statistical analyses.

Participant data is completely confidential and I do not intend to publish it.