Pengaruh Meditasi Kesadaran (Mindfulness Meditation) dengan Metode Pendekatan Cognitive Trancendence Strategies terhadap Perubahan Perilaku Merokok
Jurnal Biomedik : JBM March 31, 2022 Charles Mengga, T. Pasiak, J. Tuda
Mindfulness meditation combined with Cognitive Transcendence Strategies (CTS) reduces smoking behavior. Nicotine dependence, driven by dopamine release, makes quitting difficult, and consciousness—regulated by the brain's ascending reticular activating system—plays a key role in behavior change. CTS focuses on cognitive and spiritual abilities to enhance willpower, resilience, and self-control, while mindfulness meditation aims to eliminate self-ego for a conscious lifestyle. In a quasi-experimental study with 40 participants, the intervention showed an effect on smoking behavior.