The Effect of Mindfulness Intervention on Perceived Stress and Emotional Intelligence
C J Sarath, Nisha Jaishwal
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) June 5, 2022 DOI: 10.21275/sr22530105523 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post study (single-group, no control group) with a second two-group pre-post comparison described Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 10 |
| Population | Employees working in an NGO named HRDS in Kerala, aged 30 to 40 |
| Duration | One-day workshop; measures taken before and after |
| Measures | Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, simplified form of Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (SF TEI Q) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Perceived stress among the 10 employees differed significantly before and after the one-day mindfulness workshop. Mindfulness facets of observation, description, and non-judgment correlated positively with one another, as did observation with non-reactance and description with non-judgment and non-reactance; acting with awareness correlated negatively with perceived stress. Results for the second, controlled study are not reported in the abstract. |
Abstract
This study aims to see the effect of one day workshop of mindfulness on the perceived stress and emotional intelligence of participants. This study used the two groups' pre-post research design, with the independent variable of a one-day workshop on Mindfulness for a happy life with dependent variables of five facets in mindfulness, perceived stress, and emotional intelligence. The paired dependent t-test using SPSS 16 was used to compare the five facets of mindfulness, perceived stress, and emotional intelligence among the experimental group and the control group before and after the intervention. The comparison in the variables of five facets of mindfulness perceived stress and emotional intelligence among the experimental and control group were compared using the independent sample t-test using SPSS 16. Two studies were conducted to see the effect of mindfulness practice. Study one was conducted on the employees working in an NGO named HRDS from Kerala. It was a single group pre-post design without a control group. 10 participants took part in this study belonging to the age group of 30 to 40. Data were collected using a five-facet mindfulness questionnaire, a perceived stress scale, and a simplified form of trait emotional intelligence questionnaire (SF TEI Q) before and after the mindfulness for happy life workshop. This study showed a significant difference in the perceived stress level of the employees before and after mindfulness for happy life workshops. In this study, there was a significant positive correlation found between observation, description, and non-judgment. Also, there was a significant positive correlation found between observation and non-reactance. Similarly, there was a significant positive correlation found between description, non-judgment, and non-reactance. A significant negative correlation was found between act with awareness and perceived stress. A significant positive correlation was found between non-judgmental and non-reactance.
Comparable studies
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |