healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) Ability to give written consent to participate (b)Available for interviews and questionnaires at pre, post intervention, and 3-month follow-up. (c)Ability to attend one orientation session, eight sessions, and one silent retreat.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a)History of previous mindfulness interventions (b)Receiving medication or other psychotherapy for mental illness: Diagnosed and under treatment for substance related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, hyperventilation syndrome, depressive disorder. (c) Suicidal ideation (d) Experienced a loss or sudden change in their lives, such as the recent death of a close relative (e) Severe dementia (f) Serious physical illness (g) Any condition which the principal investigator judges to be unsuitable for participation in the research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Japanese version of the Dispositional Positive Emotion Scale (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Japanese version of the Self-Compassion Scale Japanese version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Japanese version of the Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition Japanese version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale Japanese version of the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36v2) (all outcomes will be assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kwansei Gakuin University Department of Psychological Science