Effects of Self Esteem, Social Avoidance, and Distress in Nursing Students using Meditation Therapy
Yeon Ja Choi
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010 DOI: 10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.2.133 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 97 |
| Population | Nursing students |
| Intervention | Meditation therapy |
| Duration | 3 weeks (6 sessions, 60 minutes each, twice a week) |
| Measures | Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | Meditation therapy significantly increased self-esteem and significantly decreased social avoidance and distress in nursing students, as measured by the Self-Esteem Inventory and Social Avoidance and Distress Scale. |
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to evaluate the effects of meditation therapy on self esteem, social avoidance and distress.
Methods: The participants in this study were 97 nursing students (49 in the experimental group, 48 in the control group). For the research, a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. The research was carried out from February 23rd to June 1st, 2006. The experimental group received the therapy a total of 6 times over 3 weeks: 60 minutes per session, twice a week. Data was collected by self-reported structured questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed using t-test with the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. Measurement of self esteem was done with a Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), and social avoidance and distress with the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS).
Results: Scores for self esteem were significantly increased, and for social avoidance and distress significantly decreased after the meditation therapy in the experimental group.
Conclusion: The results indicate that meditation therapy has a positive effects on self esteem, social avoidance and distress in nursing students.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2000
- Mindfulness and Psychotherapy FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry 2010
- ALTERATIONS IN BRAIN AND IMMUNE FUNCTION PRODUCED BY MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: THREE CAVEATS: RESPONSE Psychosomatic Medicine 2004
- The Effects of Meditation Therapy on the Social Anxiety in Nursing Students Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing September 30, 2007
- Therapeutic Effects of Sasimsagwan Meditation on Reducing State-Anxiety of Nursing Students Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing March 31, 2004