Mind Full or Mindful? A Cohort Study of Equine-Facilitated Therapy for Women Veterans
ORCID ID
0000-0003-2527-940X
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Publication Title
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
Keywords
veterans, mindfulness, equine-facilitated therapy, veterinary social work, human-animal interaction, creativity in counseling
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the assets and challenges of partnering with equines for female Veterans seeking to increase aspects of mindfulness that can be applied daily. Three measures (Toronto Mindfulness Scale, Mindfulness Survey, and Program Evaluation) were administered to participants to assess self-identified mindfulness pre- and post-equine intervention. The Mindfulness Survey responses pre-intervention ranged from 2.3 to 6.5 with a response range of 0 to 10 (M = 4.59, SD = 1.29). The post-intervention Survey responses ranged from 6.7 to 9.2 (M = 8.2, SD = 0.69). A paired sample t-test found a significant difference in the scores from pre-intervention to post-intervention conditions (t= −9.43, df = 13, p
Recommended Citation
Vincent, A., Ballard, I., & Farkas, K. J. (2023). Mind Full or Mindful? A cohort study of equine-facilitated therapy for women veterans. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 18(3), 367–382. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1984353
Original Published Citation
Vincent, A., Ballard, I., & Farkas, K. J. (2023). Mind Full or Mindful? A cohort study of equine-facilitated therapy for women veterans. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 18(3), 367–382. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1984353
Publication Status
1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1984353
