| Publication |
| Author(s) | Nyklícek, I.; Kuijpers, K.F. |
| Title | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life: Is Increased Mindfulness Indeed the Mechanism? |
| Source | Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2008, Vol. 35, 331- 340 |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/abm/article/35/3/331/4561493 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Distressed adults, the Netherlands, 2005 |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| | Own survey |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| | Participants were recruited by a local newspaper advertisement: "In fall, a mindfulness-based training at reducing feelings of distress will start at Tilburg University. Because this training is linked to an investigation into its precise effectiveness, the training is offered for free. Participants were selceted by asking them "how often would you say do you feel distressed?" Only participants who answered 'regularly' or 'often' were selected. Exclusion criteria were a) suffering from a serious psychological disorder or b) insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language, The 60 selected respondents were randomized into an intervention group and a waitinglist-control group. Eventually 57 respondents remained. |
| Respondents N = | 57 |
| | Women: 38; men: 19 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | At baseline, before the intervention, all participants completed all questionnaires at their homes. After randomization into the intervention and the waiting-list control group,
the intervention group started the MBSR training at a meditation center in Tilburg. The current intervention completely followed the standard MBSR protocol as developed by Kabat-Zinn [1]. The training consisted of eight weekly group (15 persons) sessions with a duration of
150 min. In the sixth week, an additional session of practice in silence with a duration of 6 h was included. The intervention consisted of three primary components: (1) theoretical material related to relaxation, meditation, and
body/mind connections; (2) experiential practice of meditation and yoga both during group meetings and at home on a daily basis, and (3) a group process focused on problem
solving related to impediments to effective practice, day-today applications of mindfulness, and supportive interaction.
In addition, a booklet was provided containing information relevant to each week’s instruction. Participants were instructed to practice daily for at least 40 min.After 8 weeks at the end of the training, both participants in the MBSR group and those in the waiting-list control group were asked again to complete the questionnaire set
assessing mindfulness, psychological well-being, and quality of life (follow-up). Hereafter, the control group also received the MBSR training. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Actual changes in happiness |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Biblio therapy, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Coping with stress, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Course, class, training group, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Current meditation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Meditating,praying, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Meditation, mindfullness, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Mixed educational methods, also classified as above ↑ |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | show | Support group with professional, also classified as above ↑ |