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Jane Sachs

3 papers in the library · 37 citations · publishing 2021-2024

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How often should I meditate? A randomized trial examining the role of meditation frequency when total amount of meditation is held constant.

Journal of Counseling Psychology March 1, 2024 Kevin M. Riordan, Otto Simonsson, Corrina Frye et al. 12 citations

Meditation apps are the most commonly used mental health apps. However, the optimal dosing of app-delivered meditation practice has not been established. We examined whether the distribution of meditation practices across a day impacted outcomes in a distressed population. We investigated the effects of meditation practice frequency in a 2-week compassion-based meditation intervention delivered...

Clinically relevant effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in individuals with asthma

Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health September 14, 2022 Estelle T. Higgins, Richard J. Davidson, William W. Busse et al. 20 citations

Background: Psychological distress and comorbid psychopathology contribute to exacerbation risk in patients with asthma. Thus, interventions designed to reduce stress and improve emotion regulation, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), may augment standard care. Few studies have addressed this question and a paucity of data exists to determine the ability of MBSR to impact...

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training in Public School System Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2021 Matthew J. Hirshberg, Corrina Frye, Cortland J. Dahl et al. 5 citations preprint

While the extraordinary pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health have received considerable attention, less attention has been placed on the well-being of educators. School system employees play a vital role in society, and teacher levels of well-being are associated with the educational outcomes of young people. We extend extant research on the prevalence and correlates of...