禅的瞑想プログラムを用いた集団トレーニングが精神的健康に及ぼす効果 : 認知的変容を媒介変数として  [in Japanese] The Effect of Stress Reduction Program of Zen Meditation on Mental Health : Cognitive Change as Active Ingredients  [in Japanese]

近年,瞑想などを取り入れたマインドフルネスに基づく心理療法が注目されている.本研究の目的は,禅的瞑想を取り入れた集団トレーニングプログラムを作成し,このプログラムが,一般健常者の精神的健康に及ぼす影響について実験的に検討を行うことであった.また,効果の媒介変数として,認知的要因を想定して検討を行った.インフォームド・コンセントに同意した20名の一般健常者が抽出され,4週間のうちにほぼ毎日の自宅練習と週1回の集団セッションが課せられた,瞑想の練習は,教示の吹き込まれたCDに従い,いつでも気軽に行えるよう工夫されていた.その結果,本プログラムは,精神的健康における抑うつ傾向の軽減と,認知的側面においては思考抑制の減少,破局的思考の緩和能力の向上,理性的思考と感情的思考のバランスの回復などの効果をもたらすことが示された.本研究の可能性と限界について考察がなされた.

Objectives: Recently, the psychotherapies based on mindfulness with the meditation are drawing attentions. The aim of this study is to establish the group training program with Zen meditation, and to experimentally investigate the effect of this program on the mental health of non-clinical samples. Also we have investigated the cognitive factors which are assumed as the active ingredient of the mindfulness training. Subjects: Twenty non clinical samples who had agreed to the informed consent are selected as participants. Method: During the 4-week period, participants were instructed to practice the everyday training at home in addition to the group sessions which were held once a week. Participants received the instruction for the meditation training recorded in CD in order to practice whenever they wish. Results: As the result, it is indicated that the program was effective on mental health as follows; 1) the reduction of depressive tendency, 2) the reduction of thought suppression in the cognitive aspect, 3) the improvement on ability of moderation of catastrophic thinking, 4) the recovering the balance of rational thinking and emotional thinking. Conclusion: It was suggested that the stress reduction program based on Zen meditation was effective on the mental health of non-clinical participants. The possibilities and limitations of this study are discussed.