The Effects of Time Perspective and Gender on the Effectiveness of Meditation
Presenter Hometown
Lexington, KY
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Jonathan S. Gore
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Martha, Savannah and Gore, Jonathan S., "The Effects of Time Perspective and Gender on the Effectiveness of Meditation" (2018). University Presentation Showcase Event. 48.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2018/undergraduate/48
Abstract
Recent research suggests that meditation is a healthy way to cope with stress and anxiety, but it is also important to focus on how individual differences affect the productivity of those meditation practices. This study aims to find a link between time perception, gender and the effectiveness of meditation. This study tests the hypothesis that past time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for males more than females, that future time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for females more than males, and that present time perspective will have no significant correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety. A sample of undergraduate students (n = 90), participated in three online surveys and participated in a 10-minute meditation session afterwards. As expected, there was a stronger positive correlation to past-time perception and reductions in post-meditation anxiety for males more than females, and present time perception had no significant correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety. However, the hypothesis that future time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for females more than males was not supported.
Presentation format
Poster
The Effects of Time Perspective and Gender on the Effectiveness of Meditation
Recent research suggests that meditation is a healthy way to cope with stress and anxiety, but it is also important to focus on how individual differences affect the productivity of those meditation practices. This study aims to find a link between time perception, gender and the effectiveness of meditation. This study tests the hypothesis that past time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for males more than females, that future time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for females more than males, and that present time perspective will have no significant correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety. A sample of undergraduate students (n = 90), participated in three online surveys and participated in a 10-minute meditation session afterwards. As expected, there was a stronger positive correlation to past-time perception and reductions in post-meditation anxiety for males more than females, and present time perception had no significant correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety. However, the hypothesis that future time perspective will have a stronger positive correlation to reductions in post-meditation anxiety for females more than males was not supported.
