Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Improving Subjective Well-Being Among Healthy Individuals: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Research Protocols February 22, 2021 Sado, Mitsuhiro, Kosugi, Teppei, Ninomiya, Akira et al.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may improve the wholistic aspects of subjective well-being—life evaluation, affect, and eudemonia—in healthy individuals, according to a randomized trial protocol. Previous research had focused on specific populations and only measured one or two aspects of well-being. This 8-week superiority trial with a 2-month follow-up compares MBCT against a wait-list control group in healthy adults aged 20-65 who scored lower than 25 on the Satisfaction With Life Scale. The primary outcome is the change in life satisfaction scores; secondary outcomes include flourishing, positive and negative experiences, and cost-effectiveness. The protocol notes that without an active control group, the specific effect of MBCT cannot be isolated.