Impact of Meditation on the Level of Post-traumatic Stress in Flood Victims of Sindh
H. Wahid, Maryam Hanif Ghazi, A. Lashari
Global Educational Studies Review March 30, 2023 DOI: 10.31703/gesr.2023(viii-i).23 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 100 |
| Population | Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are flood victims |
| Intervention | Guided meditation |
| Topics | Meditation PTSD |
| Key findings | Guided meditation reduces post-traumatic stress among IDP flood victims. |
Abstract
This study aimed to find whether meditation can be effective in terms of post-traumatic stress(PSTD) or not. The purpose of this current study was to analyse the flood victims specifically (IDPs) by the influence of meditation on state post-traumatic stress. Guided meditation is helpful in reduction of the stress. The study analyses how meditation reduces the post-traumatic stress of IDP flood victims. The study is experimental in nature. The survey was conducted from N= 100 participants IDPs by using convenience sampling. SPSS used to quantify the data. The measure used in the research was the 3.7 PTSD checklist civilian version of the flood exposure questionnaire to collect the data from Internally displaced persons. First, for the pre-test, it was provided before the meditation and the second time it was given after the guided meditation for the post-test. The result of the research supports that PTSD can be reduced by meditation.
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