The Effect of Four Years of Participation in a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat on Perceptions of Physiological and Psychological Well-Being

The Effect of Four Years of Participation in a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat on Perceptions of Physiological and Psychological Well-Being

Assesses the effect of participation in a Tibetan retreat at a center in Scotland over a four-year period using the General Health Questionnaire-60 and the Perceived Stress Scale. Residence at the retreat center did not show any harmful or beneficial effects on the participants' levels of stres...

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Veröffentlicht in:Counseling and values 1999-11, Vol.43 (3), p.224-232
Hauptverfasser: MacLachlan, Malcom, McAuliffe, Eilish, Page, Richard C, Altschul, Deborah B, Tabony, Rebecca
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Buddhism
Foreign Countries
Mental Health
Modeling (Psychology)
Principals
Program Effectiveness
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Retreats
Scotland
Self Actualization
Stress Management
Well Being
World Views
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Zusammenfassung:Assesses the effect of participation in a Tibetan retreat at a center in Scotland over a four-year period using the General Health Questionnaire-60 and the Perceived Stress Scale. Residence at the retreat center did not show any harmful or beneficial effects on the participants' levels of stress and general health as measured by these scales. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/GCP)
ISSN:0160-7960
2161-007X
DOI:10.1163/2161007X-04303007