Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Anger according to Sasang Constitution

사상체질에 따라 마음챙김 명상이 분노에 미친 영향 연구

  • Bae, Hyo-Sang (Dept. of Sasang Constituional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Park, Seo-Yeon (Institute for Buddhist Culture, Dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Jeong, Jun-Young (Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Seoul University of Buddhism) ;
  • Park, Seong-Sik (Dept. of Sasang Constituional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk Univ.)
  • 배효상 (동국대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 박서연 (동국대학교 불교문화연구원) ;
  • 정준영 (서울불교대학원대학교 불교학과) ;
  • 박성식 (동국대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Received : 2014.06.12
  • Accepted : 2014.06.24
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives In this study, we tried to examine that Sasang Constitutional differences affect the direction of the treatment of anger by comparing the effect of mindfulness meditation for anger scale in accordance with the difference of the constitution. Methods We analysed 105 college student's Constitution by Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II and the effect of mindfulness meditation for anger by State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory Korean version(STAXI-K), Korean Version of the Behavioral Anger Response Questionnaire(K-BARQ). Volunteers who participated in this study were 105 people, except for person that did not properly entered the anger scale and Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II, the subjects of analysis for State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory Scale were 45 and for the Behavioral Anger Scale were 49. Results & Conclusions The result of the effects of mindfulness meditation according to Sasang Constitution was as follows. The tendency to try to disperse and avoid the anger was increased through meditation for all subjects. The diffusion of male subjects and the avoidance of female subjects was increased. The effect of meditation on anger did not differ according to Sasang Constitution, constitutional differences did not affect the effects of meditation. The tendency of avoidance of anger was increased in Soyangin, Anger-out was decreased and the tendency of avoidance and diffusion of anger were decreased in Taeeumin through meditation.

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