The Influence of the Mindfulness Training on the Subjective Well-being of the Elderly

Abstract

Objective This paper is to explore the influence of the mindfulness training on the subjective well-being of the elderly. Methods Using the questionnaire of subjective well-being to pretest and posttest 68-year-old elderly who have been trained mindfulness for six weeks, and comparing the test results before and after training. Results (1) After mindfulness training, both elderly men and women, their subjective well-being significantly increased (t=-2.95, P< 0.05), and negative emotions significantly lowered (t=2.89, P< 0.05), but two dimensions of life satisfaction (t =-1.66, P< 0.05) and positive emotions (t=-1.53, P< 0.05) have no statistical significance;(2) Subjective well-being in good health and general health elderly changes significantly (t=-2.96, P< 0.05, t=-2.75, P< 0.05), and less healthy seniors have no obvious changes (t=-1.71, P< 0.05); (3) The subjective well-being of older people who have a spouse has significant improvement (t=- 3.01, P< 0.05),while subjective well-being of elderly who has no spouse have no statistical significance (t=-1.77, P< 0.05). Conclusion This study shows that mindfulness training can effectively improve the subjective well-being of old people.