Effects of Seon Buddhist meditation-based Templestay Program: Focusing on Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Quality of life
Jungseop Youm, Kangsuk Shon, Somi Jeong, Jin-keon Moon
The Korean Association for the Study of Religious Education December 31, 2023 DOI: 10.58601/kjre.2023.12.30.12 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA temple stay program incorporating Seon Buddhist meditation improved mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life. In a quasi-experimental design with 27 adults in the experimental group and 29 in the control group, the 3-day, 2-night program led to gains on all three measures compared to the control group. The findings provide empirical support for the program's effectiveness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 56 |
| Population | Adults |
| Intervention | Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program |
| Duration | 3 days and 2 nights |
| Key finding | A Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was effective in promoting mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life. |
Abstract
[Objective] The purpose of this study is to conduct a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhist meditation and confirm that the temple stay program is effective in improving mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life. [Contents] Quasi-experimental design was used to verify the effectiveness of the program targeting 27 adults in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. To this end, a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhism meditation was conducted for 3 days and 2 nights in June 2023, and the effectiveness of the program was verified by conducting a pre-post test using mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life scales. First, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in promoting mindfulness. Second, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in promoting self-compassion. Third, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in improving quality of life. [Conclusions] The results of this study are significant in that they provided basic data for the development of future temple stay programs by presenting empirical results of a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhist meditation.