Volume : 4, Issue : 12, December - 2015

Effect of mindfulness meditation on level of stress: A Pre experimental study

Ms. Swapna. R, Prof. Susan Jose

Abstract :

<p>The present study aimed to assess the effect of mindfulness meditation on stress among adolescent girls, to evaluate the effect of mindfulness meditation on stress among adolescent girls and to find out the association between stress among adolescent girls and selected socio demographic variables. Quantitative approach with pre-experimental one group pretest post-test design was used. Sample consisted of 65 adolescent girls studying in VIII and IX standard of Muslim Higher Secondary School, Trivandrum. The participants were given perceived stress scale to assess the stress and mindfulness meditation was given for a period of 45 minutes on allworking days for 4 weeks. In the pretest, 39.9% ofadolescent girls had high stress, 35.4% had severe stress, 23.1% had average stressand 4.6% had low stress. The obtained t value showed statistically significant difference in the pretest and post-test (I and II) scores of stress after mindfulness meditation (p&lt;0.001).</p>