A mind you can count on: validating breath counting as a behavioral measure of mindfulness
Frontiers in Psychology October 24, 2014 Daniel B. Levinson, Eli L. Stoll, Sonam D. Kindy et al. 297 citations
Mindfulness practice of present moment awareness promises many benefits, but has eluded rigorous behavioral measurement. To date, research has relied on self-reported mindfulness or heterogeneous mindfulness trainings to infer skillful mindfulness practice and its effects. In four independent studies with over 400 total participants, we present the first construct validation of a behavioral...