Dr. S. Dharakrswari,
Assistant Professor Physical Education Health Education Sports
A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous) Poondi Thanjavur.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness meditation on stress among working men. To achieve the purpose of the study, thirty working men were selected from Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India, during the year 2019. The subjects' ages ranged from 35 to 45 years. The selected working men were divided into two equal groups consisting of 15 working men each, namely, an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group underwent a mindfulness meditation program for six weeks. The control group did not take part in any training during the study. Stress was taken as the criterion variable in this study. The selected subjects were tested on stress, which was measured through the Perceived Stress Scale. A pre-test was conducted before the training period, and a post-test was conducted immediately after the six-week training period. The statistical technique 't' ratio was used to analyze the means of the pre-test and post-test data of both the experimental group and control group. The results revealed a significant difference in the criterion variable. The difference was due to mindfulness meditation given to the experimental group compared to the control group.

Keywords

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress, 't' ratio"

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