Page No 77-84
Jaimathisa A and Siva B
University of Madras, Chenna
Mind wandering refers to the occurrence of thoughts that are not tied to the immediate
environment (Murray et al., 2020). Inadequate sleep can worsen negative affect and
increase mind wandering, both of which can further lead to a decline in cognitive
functioning (Carciofo et al., 2014). The purpose of the study was to investigate the
effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on mind wandering, negative
affect, and sleep quality among young adults. The Mind-Wandering Questionnaire
(Mrazek, M. D., et al., 2013), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson, D.,
et al., 1988), and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (Buysse, D. J. et al., 1989) were
used to collect the data. Eight sessions of MBSR were administered to the participants.
The results indicated that MBSR effectively reduces mind wandering and negative affect
while improving sleep quality among young adults