Coping flexibility is an individual's ability to cope in different ways, and change their method of coping (E.g. Reframing), towards various stimuli.

Coping Flexibility 

Short-term Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) interventions have multiple psychological effects including the following:
- Increased Coping Flexibility


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Recent research projects suggest shorter mindfulness-based stress reduction MBSR programs (educational therapy programs that promote mindfulness to help reduce stress over a fewer amount of weeks and days) can be just as effective as the established 8-week MBSR program. 


Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Jones, D. R., Lehman, B. J., Noriega, A., & Dinnel, D. L. (2019). The effects of a short-term mindfulness meditation intervention on coping flexibility. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 32(4), 347-361.

The Effects of a Short-term Mindfulness Meditation Intervention
on Coping Flexibility

Short-term MBSR can be used to help different populations, including:

- Non-clinical, working populations
- Undergraduate Students
- Adolescents in High School with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients

Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Intervention Populations

Short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions are effective in a number of settings including, but not limited to, the following:
- High school classes

Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Intervention Settings

Because research in this area is relatively new, there is no set short-term MBSR program established. Instead, researchers create their own short programs incorporating different MBSR techniques. These programs are as follows:
- 6 Week Program
- 5 Week Program
- 4 Week Program
- 1 Week Program
- Single Mindfulness Session

Variations of Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Interventions

Short-term Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) interventions have multiple physiological effects including the following:
- Increased Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA)
- Increased Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity

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