Abstract

This study examinated the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction -Korean on school maladjusted middle school students' emotion in camp for three days. 15 students (8 boys, 7 girls) participated in this camp. The effect was identified in pre or post of camp with Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), Impulsive Scale (IS), and Children Depression Inventory (CDI). The data were analyzed in time (pre and post)×sex (boys and girls) ANOVA with SPSS 17.0. The scores of negative affect, state anxiety, trait anxiety, and depression were significantly decreased after the program. In depression score, there was significant interaction effect, the depression of girls was more decreased than boys' depression after the program. These results indicates that meditation program was effective for changing school maladjusted juveniles' negative emotion and it will contribute to help school maladjusted juveniles adjust to school life. (Korean J Str Res 2012;20:229∼236)

• Keywords: Mindfulness, Meditation, Maladjust, Student, Emotion;