Mindfulness
October 13, 2025
Xingjian Ruan, Jannis T. Kraiss, Kim J. M. Tönis et al.
1 citation
Abstract Objectives Spiritual well-being, characterized by enhanced feelings of connection with self, others, nature, and the transcendent, significantly contributes to mental health and provides unique benefits that extend beyond other dimensions of well-being, such as emotional or physical well-being. This study explored the acceptability and potential benefits of an innovative nature-based...
Journal of Happiness Studies
March 5, 2023
Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, L Frielingsdorf, Jannis T. Kraiss et al.
There is growing evidence that spiritual well-being is positively associated with adaptive coping and health. The Spiritual Attitude and Involvement List (SAIL) was developed to measure a sense of connectedness to oneself, the environment and the transcendent as a universal experience. The aim of the current study was to develop a short form of the SAIL (SAIL-SF). A factor analytic approach was...
JMIR Mental Health
February 23, 2021
Marion Sommers-Spijkerman, Judith Austin, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer et al.
Background There is a need to regularly update the evidence base on the effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), especially considering how fast this field is growing and developing. Objective This study presents an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of online MBIs on mental health and the potential moderators of these effects....
Clinical Psychology Review
April 1, 2016
M.P.J. Spijkerman, Wendy T. M. Pots, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly being delivered through the Internet. Whereas numerous meta-analyses have investigated the effectiveness of face-to-face MBIs in the context of mental health and well-being, thus far a quantitative synthesis of the effectiveness of online MBIs is lacking. The aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the overall effects of online MBIs on...
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
January 2, 2016
Martine M Veehof, H. Trompetter, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer et al.
Abstract The number of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), increased in recent years. Therefore an update is warranted of our former systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that reported effects on the mental and...
PLoS One
2014
Wendy T. M. Pots, Peter A M Meulenbeek, Martine M Veehof et al.
Although there has been growing evidence for the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for different clinical populations, its effectiveness as a public mental health intervention has not been studied. The present study evaluates a community-based MBCT intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology in a large multi-site, pragmatic randomized controlled...
Pain
March 2011
Martine M Veehof, Maarten-Jan Oskam, Karlein M. G. Schreurs et al.
Acceptance-based interventions such as mindfulness-based stress reduction program and acceptance and commitment therapy are alternative therapies for cognitive behavioral therapy for treating chronic pain patients. To assess the effects of acceptance-based interventions on patients with chronic pain, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled and noncontrolled studies...