Effects of Buddhist Self Development Group Program and Mindfulness Meditetion on Employee Strees

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1) To study the work stress of employees of a private company; 2) To study the results of using the Buddhist self-development group program and the practice of Anapanasati meditation on stress among employees of private companies. Using an experimental research method, divided into 2 phases: Phase 1 studied the stress levels of company employees. With exploratory research and Phase 2 testing the Buddhist self-development group program and Anapanasati meditation. With experimental research and in-depth interviews to follow up on the experiment results. The obtained data was analyzed for content (Content Analysis). The research results were as follows. From the experimental group table, eight people were divided into three males and five females. The results of the Buddhist self-development group program and Anapanasati meditation practice on the stress of a private sector employee before the experiment had an average stress score equal to 23.75, a standard deviation value equal to 1.39 after the experiment, an average value equal to 32.38 standard deviation value equal to 2.92 when comparing scores before and after the experiment. Using non-parametric Wilcoxon matched pairs statistics, it was found that happiness scores were significantly different at the .05 level.