RT Article
T1 Personality correlates of the five hindrances: a pilot study
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 27
IS 6
SP 545
OP 556
A1 Haakonsen, Jon Magnus Frostad
A1 Furnham, Adrian 1953-
A1 Cuppello, Stephen
A2 Furnham, Adrian 1953-
A2 Cuppello, Stephen
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1926902483
AB Buddhist teachings describe five hindrances to meditation and personal development: Sensory Desire, Ill-Will, Sloth and Torpor, Restlessness and Worry, and Sceptical Doubt. We developed a new 25-item measure for these hindrances and examined their relationships with demographics and personality traits. A sample of 263 adults completed the measure, a six-factor personality assessment, and provided demographic information. The hindrances demonstrated satisfactory internal reliability, but results showed only modest support for the measure's factor structure. Our analyses revealed minimal gender differences and no significant educational effects, but suggested that older participants were less affected by the hindrances. The personality factors showed a strong correlation with the hindrances, particularly in the domains of Adjustment and Risk Approach (Courage), where all relationships were negatively correlated. While the new scale offers practitioners insights into mental states affecting mindfulness, further refinement is needed. This pilot study encourages continued research into these hindrances and their broader implications.
K1 Five Hindrances Scale
K1 High Potential Trait Indicator
K1 Mindfulness
K1 Personality
K1 Five hinderances
DO 10.1080/13674676.2024.2440487