The Relationship between Health State Perception on Multiphasic Personality in Chakra Meditation Experienced People
Se-La Lim, Heejun Lee, Jongdu Kim
March 30, 2020 DOI: 10.21742/apjpc.2020.4.1.02 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational survey study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 223 |
| Population | Chakra meditation practitioners at N temple Zen center |
| Measures | Chakra Meditation Experience Motivation scale, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-II), The Korean Health Status Measure |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Escapism motivation for chakra meditation correlated positively with nearly all MMPI-II clinical scales, including depression, hysteria, paranoia, and social introversion, while self-reported physical, emotional, social, and subjective health correlated negatively with most MMPI-II scales. The author interprets these patterns as linking meditation motivation and perceived health to personality and mental-health indicators. |
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand The Relationship between Meditation Experience Motivation and Perception of Health State on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality in Chakra Meditation Experienced People. This study explored correlation of People of N temple Zen center’s for chakra meditation experience motivation, and mental health to confirm mediation model and path of physical and emotional and social and subjective health state. To this end, data was collected from 223 survey results conducted by 250. The survey consisted of, the Chakra Meditation Experience Motivation scale, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-II) and The Korean Health Status Measure. The results were analyzed by SPSS macro program. The results of this study are as follow, Mercy has a positive correlation with Pd, Pa, Pt. Escapism has a positive correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Ma, Si. Self-efficacy has a positive correlation with Pd, Pt, Sc, Si. Narcissism has a negative correlation with D, Hy, Mf and a positive correlation with Ma. Emotional stability has a positive correlation with Hs, D, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si. Physical health has a negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si. Emotional health state has a negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si. Social health state has a negative correlation with Hs, D, Mf, Pt, Sc, Si. Subjective health state has a negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pt, Sc, Si. Afterwards, the author discussed the contribution and limitation of this study, and suggestions for further research.
Comparable studies
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