J Lang, M Georg, L Groetsch and B Schmitz
Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Ge
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Clinical Psychiatry
The present paper describes two studies which aim at the transfer of the art-of-living into the clinical-therapeutic context. Study 1 aimed at the identification of those art-of-living components that show differences for adolescents who are suffering from anxiety or depression. In Study 2, a needoriented and a predefined art-of-living training were developed, implemented and evaluated. Study 1 is based on a pre-experimental comparative design. Study 2 is a intervention study based on a randomized two factors multivariate 3x3 design with repeated measures. The main outcome measures are art-ofliving, life satisfaction, depression and anxiety. Study 1 could show significant differences of the art-of-living subscales in the comparison of a clinical and a nonclinical sample. A specific pattern was identified for the clinical sample. The results of Study 2 show that the developed trainings improved the art-ofliving (F (2, 37) = 4.24, p=0.02, η²=0.67) as well as the satisfaction with life (F (2, 37) = 8.19, p<0.001, η²=0.92). Furthermore, a reduction of depression could be achieved (F (2, 37) = 6.45, p<0.001, η²=0.82). In summary, the training successfully enhanced art-of-living and reduced depression. Limitations and beneï¬ts are discussed.
Jessica Lang has completed her Master of Science in 2014 and since then, she is pursuing PhD at the Technical University Darmstadt in Germany. Her research is about the art-of-living which focuses on strategies to improve well-being. She focuses on interventions for children and adolescence.
E-mail: lang@psychologie.tu-darmstadt.de
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