Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
September 11, 2026
Machteld Hoeve, Floor van Rooij, Susan M. Bögels et al.
Abstract This study investigated the experienced changes in personal goals, well-being and the assumed working mechanisms of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for police officers. Data of three sources were used: goal attainment scaling, an evaluation survey, and interviews. Eighty-two police officers (43.9% male) participated in an effectiveness study of an MBI (Hoeve et al., 2021). Of...
Children
March 23, 2026
Brett Kosterman Zoller, Susan M. Bögels, Renée Meppelink et al.
Background/Objectives: Mindfulness-based interventions show promise for treating childhood ADHD, yet the mechanisms through which they produce effects remain unclear. This study provides the first direct comparison of treatment mechanisms between a mindfulness-based family intervention (MYmind) and methylphenidate. Methods: Data were drawn from a preregistered trial combining randomized and...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Ivana Buric, Maja Wrzesien, Jelica Milojičić et al.
1 citation
Self-compassion is a fundamental aspect of psychological health and well-being that can be cultivated through self-compassion meditations, but it remains unclear how to facilitate this most effectively. This study is the first to explore whether sensory and semantic priming introduced prior to a guided self-compassion meditation could enhance the effects of meditation in comparison with a...
Nature. Mental health
July 10, 2023
Julieta Galante, Claire Friedrich, Napaporn Aeamla-Or et al.
102 citations
Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are widely used to prevent mental ill-health that is becoming the leading global cause of morbidity. Evidence suggests beneficial average effects but wide variability. We aimed to confirm the effect of MBPs on psychological distress, and to understand whether and how baseline distress, gender, age, education, and dispositional mindfulness modify the effect of...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2020
Eduard J. de Bruin, AnneMarie Meijer, Susan M. Bögels
Abstract Objectives Insomnia is highly prevalent among adolescents, with severe consequences for daily life, including mental disorders. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) can be effective in internet-delivered and face-to-face modalities. However, it is yet unclear what the contribution is of mindfulness-based techniques to the effectiveness of traditional CBTI. The present study...
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
June 25, 2015
Judith Esi van der Zwan, Wieke de Vente, Anja C. Huizink et al.
321 citations
In contemporary western societies stress is highly prevalent, therefore the need for stress-reducing methods is great. This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of self-help physical activity (PA), mindfulness meditation (MM), and heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF) in reducing stress and its related symptoms. We randomly allocated 126 participants to PA, MM, or HRV-BF upon...
Mindfulness
September 2011
Esther I De Bruin, Bonne J H Zijlstra, Eva Van de Weijer-Bergsma et al.
The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Adolescents (MAAS-A) was studied in a sample of adolescents (n = 717; age range, 11-17 years) of the general population. The MAAS-A and other questionnaires measuring other constructs were administered in high schools across the Netherlands. A one-factor structure was demonstrated...
Journal of Child and Family Studies
February 1, 2011
Saskia van der Oord, Susan M. Bögels, Dorreke Peijnenburg
414 citations
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for children aged 8-12 with ADHD and parallel mindful parenting training for their parents. Parents (N = 22) completed questionnaires on their child's ADHD and ODD symptoms, their own ADHD symptoms, parenting stress, parental overreactivity, permissiveness and mindful awareness before, immediately after the 8-week training...
Mindfulness
June 1, 2010
Susan M. Bögels, Annukka Lehtonen, Kathleen Restifo
Mindfulness is a form of meditation based on the Buddhist tradition, which has been used over the last two decades to successfully treat a multitude of mental health problems. Bringing mindfulness into parenting ("mindful parenting") is one of the applications of mindfulness. Mindful parenting interventions are increasingly being used to help prevent and treat mental disorders in children,...