Mindfulness meditation and mental well-being indicators
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2010-02-12
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Journal of Mental Health of Thailand - วารสารสุขภาพจิต แห่งประเทศไทย
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Objective: To evaluate effect of mindfulness meditation practicing in daily life and to develop mental well-being indicators. Materials and methods: The quasi-experimental study in 30 volunteers personnel entering the mindfulness meditation based on Mahasatipattanasutta course during 21-23 May 2007. Subjects completed the mental well-being questionnaire developed by researchers before and 4 weeks after the course. Means, frequency and the differences of scores were calculated. Results: There were 25 completed copies for analysis. Data showed that the number of female was 17, average age; 45.71 (SD = 10.43) years and average education year; 12 (SD = 3.85). Most were married. Most had never practiced meditation (21 cases). The mental well-being questionnaire divided into 2 parts i.e, mental quality such as peaceful in mind, cheerful etc. and mental capacity for example tolerance in working, expectation to other people. Each part had 8 items and had an acceptable internal consistency. The differences of mean score of the mental well-being questionnaire i.e, total and each part were statistical significant. Conclusion: Mindfulness meditation practicing in daily life enhanced mental well-being and personnel moral and the questionnaire could evaluate the effect of the meditation based on Mahasatipattanasutta.
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Journal of Mental Health of Thailand - วารสารสุขภาพจิต แห่งประเทศไทย; Volume 16 Number 1 January 2008; 24-32