Effectiveness of Psychological Capital and Mindfulness Training in Improving Quality of Life
Bahman Sheykhi Telyabi, Ahmad Alipour, Hossein Shokrkon, Ahmad Ghazanfari
Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research November 23, 2022 DOI: 10.5812/amh-130187 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case-control study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 75 |
| Population | Aja Medical Students |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Duration | 90 minutes each week for six weeks; follow-up at one and four months after the end of interventions |
| Measures | short version of the WHOQO-26 questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Both psychological capital and mindfulness training were associated with higher social, mental, and environmental health but lower physical health compared with a control group. The mindfulness group showed lower physical health but higher social and environmental health than the psychological capital group. The authors conclude that both approaches may effectively improve quality of life. |
Abstract
Background: Psychological capital and mindfulness approaches based on cognitive therapy provide a practical and positive framework that helps the prevention of psychological disorders and also the improvement of quality of life.
Objectives: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of psychological capital and mindfulness training in improving the quality of life of Aja Medical Students.
Methods: In a case-control study, 75 medical students were divided into three equal groups: Control, psychological capital, and mindfulness. Psychological capital and mindfulness groups were trained for 90 minutes each week for six weeks according to Luthans and Kabat-Zayn methods, respectively. Students responded to a short version of the WHOQO-26 questionnaire before, one, and four months after the end of interventions. The one-way ANOVA and Student Newman-Keuls as a post hoc test were used, and P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Physical health was significantly lower, but social, mental, and environmental health were higher in the psychological capital and mindfulness groups than in the control group. Physical health was significantly lower, but social and environmental health were higher in the mindfulness group than in the psychological capital group.
Conclusions: Both psychological capital and mindfulness training may effectively improve quality of life.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |
Citations in the library
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