Impact of Blissful Living Programme on the Well-Being of Individuals

Abstract

Well-being is a multidimensional construct encompassing psychological, emotional, social, interpersonal and spiritual dimensions. The Blissful Living Programme (BLP) is a structured 21-day programme designed to promote holistic well-being through mindfulness, self-reflection, spiritual practices and related activities. The present study aimed to assess changes in psychological distress, subjective well-being and selected dimensions of well-being among participants undertaking the BLP. A longitudinal assessment was conducted among 65 participants, with evaluations performed at baseline, day 7, day 14 and day 21. Psychological distress and subjective well-being were assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and WHO-5 Well-being Index, respectively. In addition, 21 domains of well-being were assessed using five items per domain, with responses recorded on a 1–5 scale. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine changes across the four assessment points, followed by Bonferroni-adjusted post-hoc comparisons. K10 scores decreased from 13.98±6.15 at baseline to 12.14±3.39 at the final assessment, demonstrating a statistically significant overall change (p<0.001). WHO-5 scores showed variation across assessments but did not demonstrate a statistically significant overall change (p=0.354). Several individual domains, including meaningful life, self-love and self-compassion, emotional regulation, social comparison, self-acceptance and control of impulsive responses, demonstrated statistically significant changes over time, whereas other domains did not. Overall, participation in the 21-day BLP was associated with reduced psychological distress and improvements in selected dimensions of well-being. However, in the absence of a comparative control group, these temporal changes should be interpreted as associations and not as evidence of a causal programme effect.