PeerJ
January 9, 2026
Ping Qu, Xiaoqing Zhu, Ting Zhu et al.
2 citations
Background: While Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is widely recognized for its physical and mental health benefits, its mindful components are often overlooked in traditional training. Mindfulness-enhanced Tai Chi Chuan (MTCC) has been proposed to address this limitation, yet little research has explored its long-term impact on exercise motivation and physical fitness. This study extends previous findings...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
December 1, 2025
Ping Qu, Honghao Deng, Qian Cao et al.
1 citation
Previous studies have demonstrated that mindfulness-enhanced exercise training (MEET) exerts positive effects on mental health of college students. This research aims to compare the similarities and differences in efficacy, trajectories of effects, and the underly mechanism between two distinct types of MEET, which integrates mindfulness practices with tai chi (MTC) or resistance training (MR)....
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Ping Qu, Xiaoqing Zhu, Hui Zhou et al.
16 citations
Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise widely adopted in Chinese communities and colleges. However, the mindful essence of TCC is rarely emphasized during popularization. This makes it difficult for beginners to benefit from it. The present study aimed to examine the effects of a Mindfulness-enhanced Tai Chi Chuan (MTCC) intervention, which enhances mindfulness...
The Innovation
April 20, 2022
Liang Shan, Hui Huang, Zhiting Zhang et al.
Consciousness lies at the heart of our existence and experience. To probe how perceptual consciousness emerges in the brain, we recorded brain-wide intracranial electroencephalography signals from human patients while their perceptual consciousness was effectively manipulated using the continuous flash suppression paradigm. We observed substantial differences in brain activities when visual...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
April 23, 2021
Yanjuan Li, Yueqin Hu, Wanting Yang et al.
Traditional self-compassion-based interventions have been shown to be beneficial for improving psychological health. With the development of technology, online interventions accessible via smart phones start to emerge. The current study aimed to use daily assessments to investigate the effect of online daily self-compassion interventions and its improvement pattern. Sixty-five employees were...
Frontiers in Psychology
April 13, 2018
Yuyin Wang, Yiying Liang, Linlin Z Fan et al.
Mindfulness has been demonstrated to have positive effects on children's emotional functioning, and adaptive parenting practices are associated with fewer emotional problems. However, the association between mindful parenting and adolescent emotional problems has not been studied much. In the current study, the indirect path from mindful parenting to adolescent emotional problems was examined,...