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KMID : 1007420170150020067
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Mood and Emotion
2017 Volume.15 No. 2 p.67 ~ p.72
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The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Positive Resources and Positive Affects in Outpatients with Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disord
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Park Ye-Na
Chae Jeong-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives : Mindfulness meditation has recently become a major component in mainstream modern cognitive behavioral therapy. The purpose of this study was to examine effects of a mindfulness meditation program on positive resources of outpatients with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder.
Methods : Participants were 55 psychiatric clinic outpatients. Participants received eight weekly sessions in a mindfulness meditation training program, that was approximately 90 minutes each. Measures included the Positive Resources Test (POREST), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-16 (AAQ-16), Life Satisfaction Expectancy Scales (LSES), and Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS). Variables were measured at two time points : pre- and post-implementation (eight weeks later).
Results : Paired t-test results of participants before and after the mindfulness meditation program revealed statistically significant improvement in positive resources (t=-5.847, p＜.001), acceptance (t=-4.090, p＜.001), life satisfaction expectancy (t=-3.892, p＜.001), but not in subjective happiness.
Conclusion : Results suggest mindfulness meditation may be effective to enhance positive resources, acceptance, and life satisfaction in outpatients with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. Mindfulness meditation may be a factor in improving psychological well-being and positive psychological features in outpatients with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder.
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KEYWORD
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Mindfulness meditation, Anxiety, Depression, Positive resources, Acceptance, Life satisfaction expectancy
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