Mandalas and Guided Imagery - Improving the Life Quality of Elders - Guided imagery and mandala drawing study

Q: 研究使用了什么统计方法分析结果？

采用ANCOVA对组间差异进行分析。

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Guided imagery and mandala drawing are examined as practical interventions for older adults’ mental health. The study evaluates effects on depression and psychological well-being in participants aged 65–85, randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group receiving guided imagery and mandala-based sessions once weekly for four weeks. All participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire, and results were analyzed using ANCOVA. Findings show significant between-group differences, supporting improved life quality.

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Introduction

Elder care and aging quality of life

Research purpose

Conceptual clarifications

Individuation and mandalas in Jung’s theory

Art therapy, images, and guided imagery mechanisms

Methodology and evaluation

Participant groups and intervention schedule

Measures and statistical analysis

Mandalas and Guided Imagery: Improving the Life Quality of Elders Mandalas y Visualización Creativa: Mejorando la Calidad de Vida de los Ancianos Minda Karina * West University of Timisoara Timisoara, Romania Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of guided imagery and mandala drawing on depression and psychological well-being. Methodology: The participants involved in the study, people aged 65 – 85, were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: the control group (n=20) with the age mean 69.2, which was not exposed to the intervention, and the experimental group (n=20) with the age mean 76.2, which was involved in the intervention (comprising guided imagery and mandala art) . The sessions took place once a week, for four weeks. All the participants completed the questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory and the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using ANCOVA. Results: The results report a significant difference between the groups regarding depression and psychological well-being. Conclusion: This study supports the practical capacity of guided imagery and mandala drawing in improving the quality of life. Keywords: mandala, guided imagery, psychological well-being, depression, elders Resumen Objetivo:Este trabajo pretende evaluar los beneficios que la visualización creativa y del dibujo de mandalas, tiene en la depresión y el bienestar psicológico. Metodología: Los participantes del estudio tenían entre 65 y 85 años, y fueron elegidos al azar para formar parte de uno de estos grupos: grupo de control (n=20) con una media de edad 69.2 años, que no fuesometido a intervenciones sino tan sólo a un test (compuesto por un pre-test y un post-test); y el grupo experimental (n=20) con una media de edad de 76.2 años, sometido a una intervención compuesta por ejercicios de visualización guiada y dibujos de mandalas. Las reuniones se llevarona cabo una vez por semana durante cuatro semanas. Todos los participantes rellenaron el Inventario de Depresión Beck y el Cuestionario de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Los datos fueronanalizados usando ANCOVA. Resultados: Los resultados demuestran una diferencia estadísticamente significativa en cuanto a la depresión y el bienestar psicológico entre los dos grupos. Conclusión: Este estudio demuestra el valor práctico de la visualización creativa y del dibujo de mandalas como método para mejorar la calidad de la vida. Palabras clave: mandala, visualización guiada, bienestar psicológico, depresión, vejez Received: February16, 2015 Accepted: August14, 2015 Introduction The society today is facing a problem in offering special care to a growing number of elderly people. The growing number of elders in the world proves that the quality of life has risen over recent decades, but this fact calls for increasing the professional caregivers’ attention concerning this age group, in order to support their needs and to better understand the psychological and physiological processes of aging. As Jung says, “the second half of life is marked by one’s reorientation towards the inner life, the purpose of this stage of life being that of passing from the relativity of “I”, from the point of view of experience, to the relation with the Self, respectively, the reunion of “I” and the Self.” This process implies a deeper self-awareness, a profounder knowledge of people and is necessary to bring into consciousness the unconscious features, in order to get to an internal and external reference to the earthly and cosmically structure of the universe. The purpose of this research is to observe the effects of guided imagery and mandala drawing on psychological well-being and depression on the elderly. The results can offer support in using these simple and adaptable techniques aiming to facilitate and sustain the humans’ natural tendency of growing and personal development. Conceptual clarifications The process of

FAQs

本研究评估了哪些心理指标？

研究评估抑郁（Beck Depression Inventory）和心理幸福感（Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire）。

参与者如何分组并进行干预？

65–85岁参与者被随机分为对照组与实验组。实验组接受引导意象与曼陀罗绘画的干预，每周一次，共四周。

研究使用了什么统计方法分析结果？

采用ANCOVA对组间差异进行分析。

研究结论是什么？

研究结果支持引导意象与曼陀罗绘画在提升老年人生活质量方面具有实际应用价值。

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