Abstract:
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of teaching mindfulness techniques on happiness, mental well-being and rumination of single girls aged 20 to 30 years in Sanandaj. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group and two-month follow-up test. The statistical population of this study consisted of 30 single girls aged 20 to 30 years who referred to Mehrsa and Jiran counseling centers in Sanandaj in the period of October to November 2016, with high scores in the rumination questionnaire and low scores in the psychological well-being and happiness questionnaire. They were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental group (15 girls) and the control group (15 girls). For the experimental group, the intervention method of mindfulness techniques was performed for 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the results were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that training in mindfulness techniques reduces rumination (F = 17.77, P = 0.001) and increases mental well-being (F = 16.12, P = 0.001) and happiness (F=16.89, P = 0.001) was in the experimental group and these results were stable at the follow-up stage. Conclusion: The mindfulness treatment approach can be used as an appropriate intervention to promote the happiness of young girls in adapting to living conditions and reducing the psychological effects of celibacy.
Machine summary:
com Received: 01/04/99 Accepted: 17/06/99 Abstract Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness technique training on happiness, mental well-being, and rumination in single girls.
In a review study, it was concluded that mindfulness brings various positive psychological effects, including increased psychological well-being, reduction of psychological symptoms and emotional acceptance reactions, improvement of emotion and behavior regulation, and vitality and liveliness (Keyes and Pidgeon, 2013); however, despite research showing that mindfulness has been very successful in reducing rumination and increasing happiness and psychological well-being, very few studies have investigated it in Iran.
Given the aforementioned cases, this research aims to study the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques in increasing psychological well-being, happiness, and reducing rumination in single women by testing the following hypotheses: 1.
Based on the results listed in the table above, training in mindfulness techniques, compared to the control group, led to an improvement in happiness and psychological well-being and a reduction in rumination in the post-test.
Since promoting happiness and increasing satisfaction in young girls requires strategies that enable them to maintain the ability to adapt to existing processes, psychological training can play an effective role in achieving this goal, especially in the mindfulness therapeutic approach, which believes that a client is never viewed as a failure, damaged, or hopeless; instead, this approach is always a type of empowerment that considers a life based on values, richness, and meaningfulness accessible to everyone (Izadi, 1391).
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