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Rebecca Shankland

4 papers in the library · 62 citations · publishing 2020-2026

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The mind-eat program leads to greater improvements in mindful, emotional, and external eating compared to intuitive eating-oriented education in adults with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity May 20, 2026 Marion van Beekum, Angélique Rodhain, Rebecca Shankland et al.

BACKGROUND: Mindful eating interventions target behavioral and emotional processes involved in eating, but most structured programs have been evaluated in English-speaking settings and often compared with passive controls. This randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of the Mind-Eat program, a structured mindfulness-based intervention, versus treatment as usual consisting of a...

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

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...

Mindfulness and equanimity moderate approach/avoidance motor responses.

Cognition & Emotion September 1, 2021 Catherine Juneau, Rebecca Shankland, Bärbel Knäuper et al.

A person's tendency to approach pleasant stimuli and to avoid unpleasant stimuli reflects a basic psychological phenomenon. The present research aimed to investigate the extent to which mindfulness practices and trait equanimity can attenuate this motivational process. In two studies, participants were asked to perform an Approach/Avoidance Task (AAT). In Study 1 (N = 84), prior to completing...

Mindfulness-Based Programs Improve Psychological Flexibility, Mental Health, Well-Being, and Time Management in Academics

European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education November 3, 2020 Gabriel Marais, Sophie Lantheaume, Robin Fiault et al. 51 citations

(1) Background: Occupational stress is high in academia, and is partly related to time pressure. Mindfulness-based programs are known to be effective in reducing stress and increasing well-being. Recent work suggested that these programs may also improve time management. This study tested the effects of a mindfulness-based program on academics' psychological flexibility, mental health,...