A Focused Approach to Mindful Attention Awareness and Emotion Regulation: Vipassana Meditation
Mind and Society February 9, 2023 Santwana Mani, Prabhat Kumar Mishra
People who regularly practice Vipassana meditation show higher mindful attention awareness and better emotion regulation compared with non-meditators. Among 248 participants, 123 were experienced Vipassana meditators who had meditated at least five times weekly for two years and completed at least one 10-day course; 125 were non-meditators. Scores on the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation scale revealed a significant relationship between mindful awareness and emotion regulation, and a significant difference between the two groups. The findings suggest Vipassana meditation is associated with improved emotional regulation.