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Diana C. Parra

3 papers in the library · 4 citations · publishing 2025-2026

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Exploring Mechanisms, Methods, and Measurement in Mindfulness Research: A Scoping Review of Community-Based Interventions

Mindfulness September 15, 2026 Diana C. Parra, Abel Regassa, Bethel Ataro et al.

Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have increasingly been implemented outside clinical environments and within community settings such as schools, workplaces, community health programs, and digital platforms. While the effectiveness of MBIs for improving psychological well-being is well established, less is known about the processes through which community-based...

A Multi-Method Evaluation of an 8-Week Culturally Grounded, Community-Based Mindfulness Program for the Latino Immigrant Population in the United States

Preprints.org October 10, 2025 Diana C. Parra, Nancy Jacquelyn Pérez‐Flores, María Torres Wedding et al. preprint

This mixed methods study assessed the benefits, barriers, and facilitators to participation in an 8-week culturally grounded, community-based mindfulness program for the Latino immigrant population in the United States. The program was aimed at reducing levels of stress and improving wellbeing and sleep outcomes. In collaboration with a community-based organization, we conducted six focus...

The Mindful Scientist: How Meditation Could Support Ethical Scientific Practice

Mindfulness September 2, 2025 Kevin Berryman, Yanli Lin, Sara W. Lazar et al. 4 citations

Abstract Ethical principles and societal regulations are critical to scientific integrity, but individual human factors greatly influence adherence to them. Personal virtues may play a significant role in reinforcing adherence to communal ethical scientific practices but remain largely unexplored. This paper examines how cultivating mindful ethical virtues through meditation could support...