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"I feel I can live every minute if I choose to": participants' experience of a positive mindfulness programme
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Perridge, David,Hefferon, Kate,Lomas, Tim,Ivtzan, Itai
- 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor and Francis
- 출판년도2017
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
- 발행사항Vol.14No.4[2017]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN1478-0887
- 소개/요약Both separately and in conjunction, mindfulness and positive psychological interventions have been found to increase wellbeing against a number of measures. Research has been primarily based upon the application of self-report scales, and little has yet been done to examine the lived experience of participants. The aim of this study therefore was to apply an interpretative phenomenological approach to the experience of participants in a Mindfulness Based Flourishing (MBF) programme which combines positive psychological interventions with mindfulness, in order to more fully understand the scope and depth of the impact their experience had on them. Three participants from a completed MBF each had a one-off semi-structured interview, the results of which were transcribed verbatim. The resulting texts were analysed, with five themes emerging which demonstrated the impact the programme had had on participants’ sense of self and on the nature of their connections with others. While all participants identified benefits accruing from the course, it also presented challenges emotionally as well as in terms of the embedding of knowledge and skills. Future research should look to examine the impact of such programmes in wider cultural and temporal frameworks, and additionally should explore the application of Grounded Theory to identify more theoretical level explanations of phenomenon.
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