October 2012

Career indecision and state anxiety of returned international Chinese undergraduate students in Taiwan

  This study investigates career indecision and levels of state anxiety among 647 returned international Chinese undergraduate students enrolled at 90 universities/colleges in Taiwan. The Chinese-language versions of the Career Decision Scale (CDS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered; results indicated that returned international Chinese undergraduate students in Taiwan are...

Author(s):   Huiling H. Peng, Robert E. Johanson and Mei-Hua Chang  

October 2012

A study of mindfulness practices and cognitive therapy: Effects on depression and self-efficacy

  Despite research findings that Cognitive Therapy (CT) reduces relapse of depression, patients often do have setbacks. Recently, CT researchers have integrated the Eastern meditative practice of mindfulness into cognitive approach. This study was a variation on research on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (the incorporation of mindfulness and CT) and relapse prevention from depression. Three tracks of...

Author(s):   Alexander, V.,  Tatum, B. C., Auth, C., Takos, D., Whittemore, S. and Fidaleo, R.