Relational Study of Mindfullness and Perceived Stress among Undergraduate Students

Although research on mindfulness, especially with children and adolescents, is still in relatively early stage, an increasing number of studies have shown the potential benifites of mindfulness practices for students' physical health, psychological well-being, social skill, academics performance, and more. Other studies have indicated that mindfulness may be effective for reducing or lesson stress and burnout. Adolescence is an important period for emotional and psychological development and c o n s i d e r a b l e c h a n g e o c c u r t o s e l f - consciousness. The concept of mindfulness and practice or training to improve mindfulness has been topic of interest for positive psychologist in recent years. Mindfulness is a state of present situation, with full of attention. Mindfulness is conceptualized as a state of attentiveness on present event or condition and experience that is unmediated by discursive or discriminating cognition (Brown & Ryne, 2003; Ryne, & Creswell, 2007). Sasidharan, K. Rajesh, Judu, V.llavarsu & TM Srinivasan (2013), studied to find relation between dispositional mindfulness and impulsivity among college students. Finding revealed that both domains have strong relation as hypothesis was made.