Art Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy, Wellbeing and Meaning in Life of Retired Community-Dwelling Older Adults
S. Pandya
Art Therapy January 9, 2025 DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2024.2424042 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Urban community-dwelling retired Indian older adults |
| Interventions | Mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) Art therapy (AT) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | MBAT participants reported higher posttest scores on wellbeing and meaning in life compared with the art therapy group, which showed no statistically significant posttest change. Gender and MBAT compliance were robust predictors of outcomes. The authors suggest MBAT could enhance wellbeing and meaning in life for retired older adults. |
Abstract
Abstract This article reports a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) sessions on wellbeing and meaning in life outcomes of urban community-dwelling retired Indian older adults versus art therapy (AT) sessions. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. Results suggested that MBAT participants reported higher posttest scores on wellbeing and meaning in life measures versus the AT cohort wherein no statistically significant posttest change was observed. Participants’ gender and MBAT compliance were robust predictors of outcomes. Findings practically imply that MBAT, which combines art, meditation and mind-body connection, could enhance wellbeing and meaning in life for retired older adults.
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 |
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