Efeitos de uma intervenção em psicologia positiva integrada ao mindfulness na saúde de universitários

• Ano de defesa: 2025
• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Pedro Igor Pereira da
• Orientador(a): Faria, Margareth Regina Gomes Veríssimo de
• Banca de defesa: Murta, Sheila Giardini , Vandenberghe, Luc Marcel Adhemar
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação STRICTO SENSU em Psicologia
• Departamento: Escola de Ciências Sociais e da Saúde
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Psicologia positiva; Mindfulness; Saúde; Estudantes universitários; Promoção da saúde; Intervenção psicológica
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Positive psychology; Health; University students; Health promotion; Psychological intervention
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucgoias.edu.br/handle/tede/5283

Mental illness among university students has become a growing concern in Brazil and worldwide, significantly impacting academic performance, quality of life, overall well-being, and student retention in higher education. In this context, interventions based on Positive Psychology and Mindfulness have emerged as promising strategies for promoting mental health and preventing psychological disorders. This dissertation investigated the effects of developing and implementing an intervention that integrates Positive Psychology and Mindfulness in university students’ mental health. The study was structured into an introduction to the topic and three central chapters. The first chapter consisted of a systematic review of the impacts of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) on university students’ mental health, highlighting their effectiveness in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. The second chapter addressed the justification and development of a theoretical-practical intervention integrating Positive Psychology and Mindfulness, based on the PERMA well- being model from Positive Psychology, interventions in Positive Psychology, Positive Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness protocols such as MBSR and MBCT. The third chapter presented an empirical study on the application of this integrated intervention in a sample of university students, using quantitative methods to assess its effectiveness in mental health indicators and qualitative methods to explore perceptions regarding facilitators and barriers to adherence. The quantitative results indicated that the integrated intervention had a more significant positive impact in reducing negative variables and strengthening positive ones. The qualitative analysis identified facilitators and challenges in adherence to the practices, highlighting perceived benefits and aspects that require refinement for greater applicability. The findings suggest that combining Mindfulness and Positive Psychology can be an effective approach to promoting mental health among university students, emphasizing the need for further research to deepen the understanding of its effectiveness in different academic contexts. This dissertation contributes to the field of Health Psychology by demonstrating the effectiveness of integrated interventions and xiii their practical applicability, as well as offering a theoretical and empirical model that can be expanded and adapted in future research and interventions.