One essential aspect of mindfulness practice is to help people focus on the present moment. Although this present-focused attention has been linked to several positive outcomes, it also raises the possibility that mindfulness could increase present bias, with potentially negative consequences for decision-making. Across three laboratory studies and one longitudinal field study, we examined...
Our aim is to evaluate the effect of a structured stress reduction intervention based on mindfulness during pregnancy on the maternal brain. We report a secondary analysis of IMPACT BCN, a randomized clinical trial including pregnant women randomly allocated to 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (n = 41) or usual care (without any intervention, n = 35). Maternal magnetic resonance (MR)...
This semi-experimental study examines how Mindfulness facilitates a distress reduction in a group of health professionals. The sample comprises 29 professionals seeking stress reduction who undertook an 8 weeks psico-educative intervention, involving 28 hours of class, based on a program called Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction or MBSR. Results show a 35% reduction of distress, from percentile...
Este estudio examina la eficacia del programa para la reducción del estnSs denominado Mindfull1BS&-Bassd Stress RBduc:tion (MBSR) con un grupo de 28 voluntarios, en su mayorfa profeSIonales de la salud. El 75% de los participantBS completó el programa y el malestar psicológico de estos se redujo en un 49% según el SCL- 9OR. El mslBStar f(sico también mejoró, con una reducción del 44% de los...