Essay - Anxiety Chapter 4 the Current Research Was Conducted to Answer...

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The current research was conducted to answer the question, will internet training of mindfulness based stress reduction be effective for treating generalized anxiety disorder in women between the ages of 25 to 50 years old. The ***** utilized an experimental design with pre and post measures conducted. 141 participants completed all of the requirements for consideration ***** the results of the current study.

Research result regarding the differences between pre and ***** scores in the anxiety level as measured by ***** State Trait Anxiety Inventory in women with GAD after receiving MBSRi ***** those in the wait list control groups indicate the following results. Results ***** that on average pretest anxiety was higher in the experimental (EXP) STAI group ra*****r than the pretest Wait List (WAIT) STAI *****, at a ration of 20 ***** ***** to 10 WAIT participants. Pretest anxiety was ***** in EXP FWBS participants ***** WAIT FWBS participants at a ratio of 21 ***** ***** to 10 ***** participants. Pretest anxiety was higher in EXP KIMS participants than WAIT KIMS participants at a ratio of 19 EXP participants ***** 9 WAIT *****. ***** for the posttest provide contrast*****g evidence. Post anxiety ***** scores ***** the EXP participants were congruent to the WAIT STAI participants at a ***** of 16 EXP participants ***** 15 WAIT participants. ***** anxiety ***** higher in ***** FWBS participants ***** ***** FWBS participants at a r*****io ***** 21 EXP Participants to 9 WAIT participants. Post anxiety was higher in EXP KIMS ***** than WAIT KIMS participants at a r*****tio of 22 ***** participants to ***** WAIT participants. These results indicate ***** ***** was higher in ***** cases concerning the EXP group. All raw scores are shown in appendix III & IV.

***** data further affirms that the pre-test and post-test ***** does show a difference in the *****nxiety ***** as ***** by the State Trait Anxiety Inven*****ry in ***** with GAD after ***** MBSRi and those in the wait list control group. The ***** and post-test scores show a difference in ***** level of well-being ***** measured ***** Frideman Well-Being Scale in women with GAD ***** receiv*****g ***** and those in the wait ***** control group.

The pre-test and ***** scores show a ***** in ***** level of mindfulness as measured by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills in women ***** GAD after receiving MBSRi and those in the wait list control group.

To answer the research question, ***** ********** variable (MBSRi) was tested ***** giving the ***** Inventory ***** Mindfulness Skills pre ***** and post MBSRi to both the experimental group and ***** wait list ***** group. A minimum value of 80 was used ***** determine if the MBSRi program is an effective intervention for GAD for ***** ***** to ***** years old. The data indicates ***** KIMS ***** an ***** intervention in ***** participants. Pre EXP ***** show that 35 women scored 80 or above. Post ***** ***** shows that 68 women (which accounts ***** more than half