Effectiveness of Four-Week Mindfulness-Based Training on Life Satisfaction

The training of the present work was designed based on the study by Demarzo and colleagues (2017), in which a four‐week mindfulness‐based intervention showed a similar effectiveness as the eight‐week mindfulness‐based stress reduction training. A sample of 120 participants was divided into an experimental group (n = 80) and a control group (n = 40) which filled out questionnaires about their mindfulness (Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS)) and life satisfaction (Fragebogen zur allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit (FLZ), Kurzskala Lebenszufriedenheit‐ 1 (L‐1)) at two measurement times. It was shown that the mindfulness ability of the experimental group increased after the training and differed significantly (p = 0,05) both from the first measurement point and from the control group at both measurement points. The same was true for life satisfaction, which was measured using a multi‐item scale.