Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
March 1, 2011
Shauna L. Shapiro, Kirk Warren Brown, John A. Astin
206 citations
Context There is growing interest in the integration of meditation in higher education. Purpose Here, we review evidence bearing on the utility of meditation to facilitate the achievement of traditional educational goals and to enhance education of the “whole person.” Research Design We examine how meditation practices may help foster important cognitive skills of attention and information...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
February 18, 2010
John A. Astin
628 citations
BACKGROUND: This study examined the effects of an 8-week stress reduction program based on training in mindfulness meditation. Previous research efforts suggesting this program may be beneficial in terms of reducing stress-related symptomatology and helping patients cope with chronic pain have been limited by a lack of adequate comparison control group. METHODS: Twenty-eight individuals who...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
December 29, 2005
Shauna L. Shapiro, Linda E. Carlson, John A. Astin et al.
3,933 citations
Recently, the psychological construct mindfulness has received a great deal of attention. The majority of research has focused on clinical studies to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions. This line of research has led to promising data suggesting mindfulness-based interventions are effective for treatment of both psychological and physical symptoms. However, an equally...
International Journal of Stress Management
May 1, 2005
Shauna L. Shapiro, John A. Astin, Scott R. Bishop et al.
1,328 citations
The literature is replete with evidence that the stress inherent in health care negatively impacts health care professionals, leading to increased depression, decreased job satisfaction, and psychological distress. In an attempt to address this, the current study examined the effects of a short-term stress management program, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), on health care...