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Self-directed mind-body practices, such as the Somporn Kantharadussadee Triamchaisri program (SKT1), may offer low-intensity mood management; however, real-world evidence based on repeated within-person assessments remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n To examine immediate within-session mood changes, practice adherence, temporal stability, and individual differences associated with self-directed SKT1 practice among university students.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n Twenty-seven university students (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u200919 female, 70.37%) completed 28 self-directed SKT1 sessions over 14 days, yielding 710 within-person observations. Negative mood was rated on a 0\u201310 numeric rating scale (NRS) immediately before and after each session. Data were analyzed using Linear Mixed Models (LMM) with a Diagonal covariance structure, which provided a superior model fit compared to simpler variance components.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Participants demonstrated high engagement, completing a mean of 26.3 sessions (\n SD<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20092.8). LMM analysis revealed a highly significant decrease in negative mood immediately following SKT1 practice (\n b<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.572,\n t<\/jats:italic>\n (522.79) = 42.12,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.001), representing a large effect size (Paired Cohen\u2019s\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091.00, 95% CI [0.91, 1.09]). These immediate mood changes were consistently observed across all 28 sessions (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.367) and did not vary by practice adherence (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.587). While baseline stress showed a marginal trend toward mood reduction (\n b<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009\u22120.128,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.074), baseline anxiety and resilience were not significantly associated with immediate outcomes.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Self-directed SKT1 practice might be associated with consistent, immediate mood reductions that are stable over time and accessible within this specific university sample. These preliminary findings suggest the potential of SKT1 as a feasible \u2018per-session\u2019 resource for supporting mood management among students in similar academic contexts. 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