Enhancing student mental health through Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) toward curricular and cultural integration.
Asian journal of psychiatry June 20, 2025 Zalik Nuryana, Xiaoyu Ni, Herdian et al. 1 citation
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) helps students in Asian educational contexts by alleviating anxiety, enhancing emotional regulation, and fostering psychological resilience, as affirmed by a systematic review by Hue et al. However, five underexplored dimensions remain: integrating MBSR into formal curricula, understanding its neuropsychological mechanisms, addressing digital and geographic accessibility challenges in Asia, developing culturally adapted hybrid delivery models, and comparing MBSR with indigenous contemplative practices like dhikr, vipassana, zazen, and samatha. Addressing these gaps is essential for creating culturally relevant, pedagogically sound, and scalable MBSR interventions for Asian educational systems.