Mindfulness
December 28, 2025
Amaiur Olarza, Ivan Nyklíček, Rosa Mindeguia et al.
Abstract Objective Child and adolescent depression is an increasing concern, significantly impacting their emotional, academic, and social well-being. While mindfulness-based interventions have shown effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms, emerging technologies like virtual reality offer more engaging approaches. This study aimed to investigate the moderating effects of a virtual...
Mindfulness
May 14, 2024
Ivan Nyklíček, G.J.M. van Boxtel, Loek J. van der Donk et al.
2 citations
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to decrease general feelings of distress. It is not known to what extent such beneficial effects are associated with attenuation of physiological responses to challenging psychological situations. The aim of the present study was to examine potential associations between general decreases in subjective distress and...
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
2023
Fabio Giommi, Prisca R. Bauer, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana et al.
70 citations
Clinical and neuroscientific evidence indicates that transdiagnostic processes contribute to the generation and maintenance of psychopathological symptoms and disorders. Rigidity (inflexibility) appears a core feature of most transdiagnostic pathological processes. Decreasing rigidity may prove important to restore and maintain mental health. One of the primary domains in which rigidity and...
Mindfulness
September 1, 2020
Ivan Nyklíček, Renée Zonneveld, Johan Denollet
Abstract Objective Introspective interest and insight have long been argued to be important factors in psychotherapy. However, empirical studies are scarce and their results equivocal. Therefore, in the present study, the potential moderating and mediating roles of introspective interest and insight were examined in the context of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Methods In a...
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
July 1, 2011
Dounya Schoormans, Ivan Nyklíček
This study examined whether practitioners of two meditation types differ on self-reported mindfulness skills and psychologic well-being. This was a cross-sectional study comparing two convenience meditation groups drawn from local meditation centers, one group practicing mindfulness meditation (MM), and the other practicing transcendental meditation (TM). The study was conducted at several...
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
June 1, 2008
Ivan Nyklíček, Karlijn F. Kuijpers
535 citations
BACKGROUND: Although several studies have reported positive effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention on psychological well-being, it is not known whether these effects are attributable to a change in mindfulness. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to compare the effects of MBSR to a waiting-list control condition in a randomized controlled trial while examining...