Wongtongkam, Nualnong, Day, Andrew, Ward, Paul Russell, and Winefield, Anthony Harold (2015) The influence of mindfulness meditation on angry emotions and violent behavior on Thai technical college students. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 7 (2). pp. 124-130.

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Abstract

Introduction: Violence among technical college students is a significant issue in Thailand, South East Asia, and yet few interventions are available for use with this group. In this study the outcomes of a culturally appropriate intervention, mindfulness meditation (MM), on anger and violent behavior are reported. The MM intervention was delivered over three consecutive weeks to technical college students (n = 40) and the effects compared to a comparison group (n = 56) who attend classes as usual.

Methods: Both the intervention and comparison group completed a series of validated self-report measures on aggressive and violent behavior perpetration and victimization on three occasions (pre-intervention, 1 month and 3 month post-intervention).

Results: Program participants reported lower levels of anger expression at one month follow-up, but there were no observed group x time interactions for self-reported violent behavior. Rates of victimization changed over time, with one interaction effect observed for reports of being threatened.

Conclusions: MM may have the potential to improve emotional self-control, but is likely to only impact on violent behavior when this is anger mediated.

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