This study aims at identifying the relationship between
mindfulness and contemplative thinking in a sample of Damascus
University students. It also aims to identify the differences in both
mindfulness and contemplative thinking according to the variable of
specialization.
This research aims to investigate the nature of the correlated relationship between
mindfulness and resilience, as well as to investigate these differences according to the
gender variable. The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness (prepared by Baer, G
regory, and
Allen, 2004) and Resilience Scale (prepared by Connor and Davidson, 2003), both
translated into Arabic by Al-Assemi, have been used. The sample consisted of (40) 3th year
undergraduate students of Counseling Department (2nd Faculty of Education in Damascus
University). The concluded results are:
1. There is a statistically significant relationship between observing and resilience
dimensions: hardiness, resourcefulness, and purpose, as well as the total score of resilience.
Moreover, there is a statistically significant relationship between describing and purpose
dimensions. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant relationship between the total
score of resilience and the purpose dimension.
2. There are statistically significant differences in the average scores among the
sample’s members on the resilience scale between high and low emotional regulation
levels.
3. There are no statistically significant differences in the average scores among the
sample’s members on the mindfulness and resilience scales related to gender.
4. There is a statistically significant effect between resilience and gender variables
in mindfulness, in favor of high-scored resilience female members. However, there is a
statistically significant effect of resilience alone or gender alone in mindfulness.
This present research aimed to identify the degree of availability of mindfulness properties among Tishreen University postgraduate students, in addition to recognizing differences in mindfulness properties according to differences in both sex and sp
ecialization (human medicine - education). The research sample consisted of (148) male and female students In the Faculty of Applied Human Medicine and the Faculty of Theoretical Education at Tishreen University during the second semester of the year 2019/2020. To achieve the goals of the research, the researcher built a scale of (23) phrases to measure mindfulness in light of the four mindfulness properties of "Langer theory" after assuring its validity and reliability. Appropriate barometric statistical methods were used - after verification of the distribution moderation - represented by the mean and standard deviation and T-test for two independent groups. The results showed the following: - Availability of mindfulness properties (Novelty Seeking- Engagement – Novelty Producing) among postgraduate students with a high degree, except for the "flexibility" property, as it was available at a moderate degree. - - There were no statistically significant differences among the members of the research sample in the two mindfulness properties (Engagement – Novelty Producing) according to the variable of specialization, while statistically significant differences were found in the "Novelty seeking" property in favor of medical college students, and statistically significant differences were found in a property "Flexibility" in favor of students of the College of Education. -There were no statistically significant differences in all mindfulness properties according to sex.
