A phenomenological study on Therapeutic factors of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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• The study aims to identify therapeutic factors in mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy group counseling.
• Conducted group counseling sessions with graduate students in Seoul.
• Analyzed recordings, reflections, interviews, and participation reports using phenomenological methods.
• Identified key elements such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal relationships.
• Derived 42 sub-components and 11 key components from 282 meaning units.
• Identified five categories: therapeutic environment, self-expression, interaction learning, skills development and practice, discovery and realization.
• Proposed a model on the interrelation of therapeutic factors.