Mindfulness meditation can help individuals consciously maintain their attention on present stimuli. This form of mental training incorporates both focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) techniques. These distinct methods cultivate separate cognitive skills related to awareness, suggesting their impact on various categories of prospective remembering could differ significantly. This...
Mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches propose that psychological suffering is maintained by cognitive fusion, in which individuals become entangled with the content of their private events. The present research examined psychological ownership as a contextual mechanism linking emotional valuation to self-referential responding and tested whether brief mindfulness practice alters this...
Higher education students face unique stressors, including academic pressure, social challenges, and life transitions. These stressors can affect their mental health, academic performance, and overall well-being. Research has shown that high levels of stress can lead to anxiety, depression, poor sleep quality, and decreased academic motivation. This study investigates the effectiveness of an...
The article examines the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the level of enjoyment derived from physical activity and physical education performance among students at Mudanjiang Normal University, China. The study was conducted using a randomized controlled trial, including both a control and an experimental group, each consisting of 100 students. The three-month...
Agency is action aimed at goals selected by an agent. A deterministic world view leaves scant room for agency. To reconcile the arguments, we represent action as nested control systems, ranging from clearly deterministic to clearly volitional. Negative feedback minimizes deviations from setpoints (goals). Goals are determined by higher modules in a hierarchy of systems, ranging from...
The link between civilization and technology has long been a hotspot of research around the world. Mobile phone addiction has become a common social phenomenon with advances in society and technology, wreaking havoc on people's emotional health, physical fitness, and personal connections. Considering the positive effects of mindfulness, this study used the diary method to explore the...