명상도서관

명상도서관

The Integration of Meditation and Positive Psychology Practices to Relieve Stress in Women Workers (Flourish): Effects in Two Pilot Studies 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Dos Santos, F. R., Lacerda, S. S., Coelhoso, C. C., Barrichello, C. R., Tobo, P. R., & Kozasa, E. H.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
  • 출판년도2021
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Behavioral Sciences
  • 발행사항11(4), 43.
  • ISBN/ISSN2076328X
  • 소개/요약Meditation and positive psychology have been reported as promising approaches to deal with stress. This exploratory pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy of meditation and positive psychology-based intervention on stress. Two experiments are reported; in the first one, 29 healthcare professionals were included (intervention = 14; control = 15), and the second one included 57 women managers (intervention = 27; control = 30). All participants were evaluated before and after eight weeks for levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric symptoms. In Experiment 1, intervention group participants showed a reduction in stress levels and anxiety symptoms, and in Experiment 2, participants in the intervention group showed a decrease in stress, psychiatric symptoms, and sleep quality, when compared to the control group. A multi-component intervention based on positive psychology and meditation practices was effective at reducing stress as well as improving related stress parameters such as anxiety, psychiatric symptoms, and sleep quality.