@article{Thomas_Sexton-Radek_2021, place={Houston, U.S.}, title={Reducing Stress in College Students through Meditation}, url={https://www.jsr.org/index.php/path/article/view/1257}, abstractNote={<p>The focus of the study was to test college student’s levels of stress and determine if meditation can reduce the amount of stress they experience. We created a pretest for participants to rank their stress levels and then had them meditate for a month and take a post-test ranking their stress levels after completing meditation. Many college students handle stress in an unhealthy way such as drinking, drugs, creating a poor sleep schedule, or not managing their stress at all. Specifically, we found that students who meditate potentially heighten their focus in class, improve their physical &amp; mental health, provide better sleep, decrease addiction and substance abuse, and increase confidence and academic success.</p>}, journal={Journal of Student Research}, author={Thomas, Valerie and Sexton-Radek, Kathy}, year={2021}, month={Jan.} }