Psychological Reports
January 6, 2017
Denholm J Adventure-Heart, Michael Proeve
115 citations
Brief mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations increase feelings of social and nature connectedness, but do not alter positive or negative affect. In an experiment with 115 undergraduates, those who listened to a guided mindfulness or loving-kindness meditation reported greater connectedness afterward compared to those who listened to a progressive muscle relaxation control. The two meditation types were similarly effective, and neither changed emotional state.
Dreaming
September 1, 2017
Denholm Jay Adventure-Heart, Paul Delfabbro, Michael Proeve et al.
28 citations
Lucid dreaming can be learned and offers many potential uses, but research has been hindered by unreliable methods to induce it. This study thoroughly examines three of the most promising cognitive techniques for lucid dream induction, comparing their effectiveness and reliability.
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
July 1, 2024
Amanda Taylor, Kathleen Wright, Rachel M Roberts et al.
4 citations
A trial protocol compares Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) with traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), both including a parent module, as targeted preventive programs for internalizing difficulties in children aged 9–12 from socio-economically disadvantaged primary schools in South Australia. The two-armed randomized controlled non-inferiority trial will enroll 194 children showing signs of shyness, withdrawal, or worry, along with their parents. Child self-report measures include depression, anxiety, attention, mindfulness, and self-compassion; parent measures include depression, anxiety, mindfulness, and parent-child relationship strength. The primary outcome is child anxiety and depression measured at pre- and post-intervention and at 3, 6, 12, and 15 months. The trial aims to determine longer-term effectiveness and the feasibility of adding a parent module.
Consciousness and Cognition
May 1, 2015
Denholm J Aspy, Paul Delfabbro, Michael Proeve
Two methods are commonly used to measure dream recall at home: retrospective questionnaires (a single question asking people to estimate their recall) and daily logbooks. Retrospective measures tend to yield lower dream recall rates than logbooks. One explanation is that retrospective measures underestimate actual dream recall; another is that keeping a logbook enhances recall. If both effects occur, neither method reflects typical dream recall rates, and each may be confounded with variables linked to underestimation or enhancement. This review addresses the insufficient attention this issue has received.
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
January 1, 2014
Hannah Woods, Michael Proeve
Shame-proneness is strongly linked to worse mental health, while guilt-proneness is less harmful. In a sample of undergraduates, shame-proneness was strongly negatively correlated with all facets of mindfulness and with self-compassion, whereas guilt-proneness was weakly positively correlated with self-compassion and some facets of mindfulness. Hierarchical regression showed that shame-proneness was predicted by self-compassion but not by mindfulness. More frequent meditation was associated with greater mindfulness and self-compassion and lower shame-proneness, but not guilt-proneness.