Limited Validity of Breath-Counting as a Measure of Mindfulness in Ruminative Adolescents.
Psychophysiology May 1, 2025 Isaac N Treves, Anna O Tierney, Simon B. Goldberg et al. 5 citations
Objective measurement of mindfulness could help us understand the mechanisms of meditation interventions and how individuals vary in their disposition to be mindful. One proposed measure is the breath-counting task (BCT), which measures how accurately one can count cycles of their breath. Breath counting, which involves sustained attention, meta-awareness, and an internal locus of attention,...