표현명상을 활용한 부부집단상담 프로그램이 부부의 결혼만족도, 부부관계요인, 집착 정도에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Expressive Meditation for Couples on Marital Satisfaction, Factors of Marital Relationship, and Attachment Level

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the expressive meditation for couples on the marital satisfaction, marital relationship, and attachment level. Methods: The subjects of this study were couples who had been married for 10 years or more and participated in the 'Expressive Meditation Couple Class' of the Lifelong Education Center in Seoul. The couples who want to improve their marital relationship through prevention and healing of marital conflict, two pairs were assigned by random assignment. In the experimental group, the expression meditation program was performed 8 times for 2 hours every week. The marital satisfaction, the marital relationship factors questionnaire, and the attachment scales were used as the measurement tools. The ranked ANCOVA test was used to verify the effect and Spearman rho was used for correlation analysis between marital satisfaction and attachment. Results: As a result, marital satisfaction and marital relationship of married couples participating in the expression meditation couples counseling program were improved and attachment scales decreased. Conclusion: The meaningful point of this study is to develop and verify an expressive meditation program based on the four immeasurable minds and to apply it to middle-aged couples over 10 years.