TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of mindfulness meditation on angry emotions and violent behavior on Thai technical college students
AU - Wongtongkam, Nualnong
AU - Day, Andrew
AU - Ward, Paul Russell
AU - Winefield, Anthony Harold
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - Introduction: Violence among technical college students is a significant issue in Thailand, South East Asia, and yet few interventions are available for use with this group. In this study the outcomes of a culturally appropriate intervention, mindfulness meditation (MM), on anger and violent behavior are reported. The MM intervention was delivered over three consecutive weeks to technical college students (n = 40) and the effects compared to a comparison group (n = 56) who attend classes as usual. Methods: Both the intervention and comparison group completed a series of validated self-report measures on aggressive and violent behavior perpetration and victimization on three occasions (pre-intervention, 1 month and 3 month post-intervention). Results: Program participants reported lower levels of anger expression at one month follow-up, but there were no observed group × time interactions for self-reported violent behavior. Rates of victimization changed over time, with one interaction effect observed for reports of being threatened. Conclusions: MM may have the potential to improve emotional self-control, but is likely to only impact on violent behavior when this is anger mediated.
AB - Introduction: Violence among technical college students is a significant issue in Thailand, South East Asia, and yet few interventions are available for use with this group. In this study the outcomes of a culturally appropriate intervention, mindfulness meditation (MM), on anger and violent behavior are reported. The MM intervention was delivered over three consecutive weeks to technical college students (n = 40) and the effects compared to a comparison group (n = 56) who attend classes as usual. Methods: Both the intervention and comparison group completed a series of validated self-report measures on aggressive and violent behavior perpetration and victimization on three occasions (pre-intervention, 1 month and 3 month post-intervention). Results: Program participants reported lower levels of anger expression at one month follow-up, but there were no observed group × time interactions for self-reported violent behavior. Rates of victimization changed over time, with one interaction effect observed for reports of being threatened. Conclusions: MM may have the potential to improve emotional self-control, but is likely to only impact on violent behavior when this is anger mediated.
KW - Anger
KW - Mindfulness meditation
KW - Technical college
KW - Thailand
U2 - 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.10.007
M3 - Article
SN - 1876-3820
VL - 7
SP - 124
EP - 130
JO - European Journal of Integrative Medicine
JF - European Journal of Integrative Medicine
IS - 2
ER -