PLoS One
April 24, 2018
Michael De Vibe, Ida Solhaug, Jan Harald Rosenvinge et al.
192 citations
Longitudinal research investigating the enduring impact of mindfulness training is scarce. This study investigates the six-year effects of a seven-week mindfulness-based course, by studying intervention effects in the trajectory of dispositional mindfulness and coping skills, and the association between those change trajectories and subjective well-being at six-year follow-up. 288 Norwegian...
Mindfulness
2015
Michael De Vibe, Ida Solhaug, Reidar Tyssen et al.
The majority of mindfulness research to date has reported only on the group-level effects of interventions. Therefore, there is a need to better understand who is most likely to benefit from mindfulness interventions. This study reports on moderation analyses from a two-centre randomised controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) among 288 medical and psychology students. The...
Campbell Systematic Reviews
2012
Michael De Vibe, Arild Bjørndal, Elizabeth Tipton et al.
253 citations
Mind‐body interventions to manage stress‐related health problems are of widespread interest. One of the best known methods is mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR), and MBSR courses are now offered by health services, as well as in social and welfare settings. In this systematic review, we report on the effects of MBSR interventions on health, quality of life, and social functioning. From...
Campbell Systematic Reviews
May 1, 2010
Michael De Vibe, Karianne Thune Hammerstrøm, Krystyna Kowalski et al.
5 citations
Psychological well-being is important for our health and our ability to function well in society. We will, however, all encounter challenging situations in the course of our life, whether it is bereavement, poverty, divorce or other life events that upset our balance. When such situations of psychological distress prevail over time, it may affect our health. The mechanism whereby psychological...