Research published in European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

Pathways from Mindfulness to Career Adaptability: Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital as Mediators

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education April 30, 2026 Getachew Tassew Woreta, Girum Tareke Zewude

Background: In an era characterized by rapid technological disruption and vocational uncertainty, Career Adaptability (CA) has emerged as a critical meta-competency for university students transitioning into the workforce. While the importance of CA is well-documented, the internal mechanisms that foster it remain under-explored. This research adopts a resource-based perspective to investigate...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe16050063 Full text Education

A Meta-Analysis Examining the Efficacy and Predictors of Change in Mindfulness- and Self-Compassion-Based Interventions (MBSCIs) in Reducing Psychological Distress Among University Students.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education March 27, 2026 Cristina Galino Buen, David Martínez-Rubio, Lorena González-García et al.

Introduction: University students are vulnerable to psychological distress due to the academic and social demands of this life stage. Mindfulness and self-compassion are effective and adaptable strategies in an academic environment that promote emotional regulation and psychological well-being. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the combined impact of...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe16040047 Full text Mindfulness Meta-analysis Psychological distress Self-compassion +1

A 20-Minute Mindful Jazz Intervention Decreased Chronic Pain Patients' Pain and Anxiety 4 Weeks Later: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education November 25, 2025 Sean D Young, Adam W. Hanley

Objectives: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide and the costliest health condition in the United States. Mindfulness is an effective treatment for CMP, but traditional mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are inaccessible for many CMP patients for both format and content reasons. An MBI that leverages music may be a more accessible...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15120239 Full text Mindfulness Chronic pain Intervention Music +1

Spanish Translation and Psychometric Evidence of the Nightmare Disorder Index (NDI) in Adults from the General Population

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education October 27, 2025 Jonatan Baños-Chaparro, Rulman Andrei Franco-Jimenez, Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez et al.

BACKGROUND: Nightmares are a type of sleep disorder characterised by vivid and distressing dreams that cause abrupt awakenings, leading to significant discomfort. In adults, recurrent nightmares can negatively impact quality of life, daytime functioning, and overall mental health. In this context, it is essential to have valid, reliable, and culturally appropriate psychological instruments that...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15110220 Nightmare Inference Population Psychometrics +4

Mechanics of Mindfulness: Investigating Metacognitive Beliefs as a Pathway of Effect on Anxiety and Depression.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education June 12, 2025 Corey Jackson, Christian M Jones 2 citations

This study aimed to address the dearth of literature on mechanisms of effect of mindfulness-based interventions by investigating metacognitive beliefs as a potential mechanism of symptomology-reduction effects. The Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS) component of the Self-Regulatory Executive Function (S-REF) model was augmented to include subtypes of mind wandering and rumination. One hundred...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15060109 Full text Anxiety Depression S-ref Dereification +10

Cultural Divergence in Psychedelic Use among Medical Students: An ESPAD-Adapted Survey among Poles and Iraqis.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education March 5, 2024 Ahmed Al-Imam, Marek A Motyka, Michal Michalak 2 citations

Psychedelics can profoundly alter cognition and consciousness. Their use in Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, is ambiguous. We aim to investigate psychedelic awareness and use among Iraqi and Polish medical students. We surveyed 739 university students from Poland (315) and Iraq (424) using 31 adapted questions from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD)....

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14030038 Full text

The Effect of Digital Mindfulness Interventions on Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education September 1, 2023 Monique L Mefrouche, Eva-Maria Siegmann, Stephanie Böhme et al. 15 citations

Introduction. Pregnancy is a unique time in a woman's life that can be both exciting and challenging. It is also a period that can be associated with significant stress, anxiety, and depression, which can have negative consequences for both the mother and the baby. Mindfulness interventions are known to be a well-suited treatment and prevention method for psychiatric symptoms in pregnancy, and...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe13090122 Full text Anxiety Depression Mindfulness Digital +3

The Effect of Daily Meditative Practices Based on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion on Emotional Distress under Stressful Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education April 10, 2023 María Elena Gutiérrez-hernández, Luisa Fernanda Fanjul Rodríguez, Alicia Díaz Megolla et al. 4 citations

Intervention programs based on self-compassion have demonstrated their efficacy both in reducing psychological distress and increasing well-being. The goal of this study was to test the efficacy of an online intervention to increase mindfulness and self-compassion levels in a non-clinical sample in a highly stressful context: the ten weeks of lockdown imposed in the early stages of the COVID-19...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe13040058 Full text Mindfulness Mental health Self-compassion

Reducing Choice-Blindness? An Experimental Study Comparing Experienced Meditators to Non-Meditators.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education November 6, 2022 Léa Lachaud, Baptiste Jacquet, Jean Baratgin

The mindfulness trait is an intrinsic characteristic of one's disposition that facilitates awareness of the present moment. Meditation has proven to enhance situational awareness. In this study, we compared the performance of participants that were split into two groups depending on their experience in mindfulness meditation (a control group naive to mindfulness meditation and a group of...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe12110113 Full text Mindfulness Choice-blindness Decision-making Experienced meditators +1

Effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on University Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education October 5, 2022 Roberto Chiodelli, Saul Neves de Jesús, Luana Thereza Nesi de Mello et al. 10 citations

Rates of mental health issues have been increasing among university students. This study investigates the effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on academic students on mindfulness, emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, stress, life satisfaction, optimism, positive solitude, and loneliness. A quasi-experimental research was conducted, with pre- and post-test...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe12100104

Physiological Foundations for Religious Experiences in Devotional Worship Practices with Music Using Heart Rate and Respiration Rate Analyses.

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education January 27, 2022 Yoshija Walter, Andreas Altorfer

The present study investigates the psychophysiological activation patterns of religious experiences in worship practices using Heart Rate (HR) and Respiratory Rate (RR) analyses. For this, 60 evangelical individuals participated in an experiment where they worshipped to six selected conditions and continuously indicated how strongly they sensed what they believed to be the presence of God....

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe12020011 Full text Physiology Respiration rate Heart rate Music +4

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,...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe10040073 Full text Mindfulness Anxiety Mental health Flexibility engineering +7

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Anxiety Disorders. A Systematic Meta-Review

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education July 14, 2020 A. Fumero, Wenceslao Peñate, Cristián Oyanadel et al.

Objective: There has been a growing interest in the study of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). Many clinical trials and experimental designs have been implemented, with different samples and diverse MBI procedures. Reviews have shown unclear results, apart from a tendency to identify low-to-moderate effectiveness. The purpose of this review is to examine the...

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe10030052 Full text

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