[Effectiveness of Four-Week Mindfulness-Based Training on Life Satisfaction].
Philipp Stang, Daniela Rico-Dresel
PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie August 2023 DOI: 10.1055/a-2050-3633 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 120 |
| Population | 120 participants divided into an experimental group (n=80) and a control group (n=40) |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based intervention |
| Duration | Four-week intervention, with measurements at two time points |
| Measures | Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS), Fragebogen zur allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit (FLZ), Kurzskala Lebenszufriedenheit-1 (L-1) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The four-week mindfulness-based training increased mindfulness ability in the experimental group, which differed significantly (p=0.05) from both the first measurement point and the control group at both measurement points. Life satisfaction, measured with a multi-item scale, showed the same pattern of improvement. |
Abstract
The training of the present work was designed based on the study by Demarzo and colleagues (2017), in which a four-week mindfulness-based intervention showed a similar effectiveness as the eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction training. A sample of 120 participants was divided into an experimental group (n=80) and a control group (n=40) which filled out questionnaires about their mindfulness (Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS)) and life satisfaction (Fragebogen zur allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit (FLZ), Kurzskala Lebenszufriedenheit-1 (L-1)) at two measurement times. It was shown that the mindfulness ability of the experimental group increased after the training and differed significantly (p=0,05) both from the first measurement point and from the control group at both measurement points. The same was true for life satisfaction, which was measured using a multi-item scale.
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Citations in the library
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