Maya Corman

2 papers in the library · 16 citations · publishing 2024

Papers

Cultivating Self-Transcendence Through Meditation Practice: A Test of the Role of Meta-Awareness, (Dis)identification and Non-Reactivity.

Psychological Reports April 26, 2024 Pierre De Oliveira, Catherine Juneau, Céline Stinus et al. 11 citations

A two-stage study examined how metacognitive processes of decentering—meta-awareness, (dis)identification with internal experiences, and (non)reactivity to thought content—relate to self-transcendence experiences in daily life, including self-transcendent emotions, flow proneness, and an interconnected identity. The first stage validated the French version of the Metacognitive Processes of Decentering Scale (MPoD-t) with 374 participants. The second stage, with 294 participants, found that meta-awareness mediated the link between meditative practice and self-transcendent emotions or flow, while (dis)identification with internal experiences mediated the link between practice and an interconnected identity.

DOI: 10.1177/00332941241246469 Full text Meditation Disidentification Decentering Flow +3

The effect of a short mindfulness meditation practice on positive mental health: Self-transcendence as a mediating process

International Journal of Wellbeing October 1, 2024 Michael Dambrun, Adam W. Hanley, Eric L Garland et al. 5 citations

Practicing brief attentional mindfulness meditations—either a body scan or breath-focused meditation—can boost positive emotions such as gratitude, elevation, and pride, and in turn improve well-being and inner peace. Two online experiments showed that a 21-minute session increased these emotions, an effect explained by self-transcendence. A shorter 11-minute session replicated the emotional boost, and two self-transcendent emotions (elevation and gratitude) specifically mediated improvements in well-being and inner peace, while pride did not.

DOI: 10.5502/ijw.v14i3.3635 Psychotherapist Transcendence philosophy Mental health Mindfulness meditation +3