Abstract Objectives The present study examined selflessness-related dimensions within the framework of the Self-Centeredness/Selflessness Happiness Model (SSHM; Dambrun & Ricard, 2011). Specifically, we investigated whether connectedness to humanity, impermanence-related insight, and disidentification were associated with non-attachment and with authentic happiness, assessed as a brief...
Abstract Objectives This randomized controlled trial examined mechanisms underlying meditation-induced changes in self-related processes and compared attentional and deconstructive meditation. The objectives were to (1) examine whether components of selflessness mediate the effects of meditation on dysfunctional attitudes, identity threat, and depressive symptoms, and (2) compare the effects...
In two randomized controlled trials, we tested the effect of two attentional mindfulness meditation practices on positive mental health. We hypothesized that attentional meditation would increase various positive emotions (gratitude, interest, hope, pride, elevation, and awe) via three processes induced by mindfulness (body awareness, meta-awareness, and self-transcendence) and that positive...
In this paper, we present a study comprising two distinct stages to examine the extent to which metacognitive processes of decentering facilitate the emergence of self-transcendence experiences in everyday life (i.e., the frequency of self-transcendent emotions, flow proneness, and adopting an interconnected identity). In the course of conducting this research, the first stage (N = 374) focused...
This exploratory study extends a previously implemented randomized protocol to examine whether incorporating Buddhist-based spiritual and philosophical components into deconstructive meditation is associated with different patterns of psychological change. We compared secular deconstructive meditation (S-SI; n = 49), Buddhist-based deconstructive meditation (B-SI; n = 53), and a waitlist...