The Effect of Short-Term Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy on Mindfulness and Stress
Young-Keun Hong
Korean Youth Counseling Association September 30, 2024 DOI: 10.51613/jkyca.2024.5.3.47 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Controlled trial with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up (non-randomized, quasi-experimental) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 17 |
| Population | General public adults recruited from the Busan area, South Korea |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based group counseling |
| Duration | 5-week intervention (one 2-hour session per week) with a follow-up test 5 weeks after completion |
| Measures | Park Seong-hyun's mindfulness scale, psychosocial stress scale |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The five-week mindfulness-based group counseling program did not significantly change mindfulness scores, but it did significantly improve stress levels. The authors note that the changes in mindfulness were not significant while stress improved significantly. |
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effects of short-term mindfulness-based group counseling on mindfulness and stress. To achieve this, a short-term mindfulness-based group counseling program was conducted for the general public, and its effects on mindfulness and stress were investigated. Participants were recruited from the Busan area, and a total of 17 individuals participated in the experiment. Among them, 8 were assigned to the experimental group, while 9 were assigned to the control group. The participants in the experimental group underwent short-term mindfulness-based group counseling for five weeks, with one session per week, each lasting two hours. For data collection, a pre-test was conducted before the group counseling for both the experimental and control groups, followed by a post-test after the counseling, and a follow-up test five weeks after the completion of the group counseling. To measure changes in mindfulness, Park Seong-hyun's mindfulness scale was used, and to measure changes in stress, the psychosocial stress scale was employed. The collected data were analyzed using the generalized estimating equations, a non-parametric statistical method. The results showed that while the changes in mindfulness due to the short-term mindfulness-based group counseling were not significant, there was a significant improvement in stress levels. Finally, implications of the findings were presented.
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