A study to assess the Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Perceived Stress Levels and Subjective Well being Among Housewives

Abstract

Stress and well being are the two important key aspects of the mental health. Stress means feeling troubled or threatened by life. We all experience stress in our life, although stress is not really a problem, too much stress affects our body because every person has the tendency to carry that unpleasant feeling along with the other thoughts and feelings. The present study is focused on identifying the impact of mindfulness meditation on perceived stress levels and subjective well- being among housewives. The quasi-experimental research design was used for the present study without randomization. The pilot study was conducted on 40 housewives. The main data collection was done on 400 housewives after obtaining ethical clearance. Housewives were selected from Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali by using consecutive sampling technique. The housewives were divided into two groups. 200 housewives were put in the experimental group and 200 in the control group. Participants in the first phase had undertaken baseline pre-test evaluation by using two standardized scales, which are perceived stress scale (PSS) and subjective well -being inventory (SUBI). The experimental group learnt about mindfulness meditation for a month (20 minutes each day), while the control group received no interventions. After a one-month intervention, a post-test was conducted by using similar standardized tools. The data was analysed by SPSS version 18. newline