Mindfulness
December 1, 2022
Shadi Beshai, Saba Salimuddin, Nabhan Refaie et al.
Abstract Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a dramatic rise in symptoms of depression and anxiety. Dispositional mindfulness (DM) and self-compassion (SC) have consistently been associated with psychological disorder symptoms and appear to buffer the effects of stress on depression and anxiety. Methods Across two studies (n = 888), we examined direct and indirect...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2022
José Ignacio Pérez-Fernández, Karmele Salaberria, Álvaro Ruiz de Ocenda
Abstract Objectives Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Europeans, with a prevalence in Spain of 11%. It is one of the main causes of medical consultation and is associated with high personal, social, and economic costs with diverse psychological repercussions. Several studies have shown the effectiveness of psychological therapies in the treatment of chronic pain, including mindfulness-based...
Mindfulness
November 11, 2022
Robert W Roeser, Mark Greenberg, Tyralynn Frazier et al.
71 citations
Abstract Objectives This paper describes the emergence of the scientific study of mindfulness in schools; summarizes findings of experimental research on the impacts of school-based mindfulness programs (SBMPs) on student outcomes in prekindergarten, primary, and secondary school settings (ages 4–18 years); discusses scientific limitations and wider critiques of this work; and offers...
Mindfulness
November 10, 2022
Daniela V Fernandes, Fabiana Monteiro, Maria C Canavarro et al.
Objectives: Mindful Moment is a self-guided, web-based, mindful, and compassionate parenting training for postpartum mothers who experience parenting stress. We aimed to assess Mindful Moment's feasibility, acceptability, and usability, and to gather preliminary evidence of its effectiveness in reducing parenting stress and outcomes such as mindful parenting, self-compassion, depressive...
Mindfulness
November 1, 2022
Bhikkhu Anālayo, Christiane Steffens-Dhaussy, Fred Gallo et al.
AbstractThe article explores the potential impact of insight meditation and mindfulness practices on the body’s energy system. Basic principles of energy psychology, whose efficacy has been corroborated in current research, are surveyed from the viewpoint of their potential to help in dealing with hypersensitivity resulting from mindfulness practices, combined with presenting a set of specific...
Mindfulness
October 21, 2022
Nathaniel P. Priebe, B. Kurtz-Costes
Affecting approximately one-fifth of college students, test anxiety is a source of academic failure that leads to worse exam performance and academic retention. The present study assessed the efficacy of online mindfulness-based interventions at reducing collegiate test anxiety. Undergraduate college students (N = 71) were randomly assigned to a six-week mindfulness condition (n = 24), a...
Mindfulness
October 1, 2022
Sandra Oberleiter, Hannah Wainig, Martin Voracek et al.
Abstract : Objectives: Mindfulness is associated with the different forms of motivation according to self-determination theory (intrinsic, identified, and external motivation, and amotivation). However, causal evidence for reported negative associations of mindfulness with external motivation and amotivation is currently lacking. Therefore, this study investigated causal effects of a brief...
Mindfulness
October 1, 2022
Aleksandra E. Isham, Adriana Del Palacio-Gonzalez, Barbara Dritschel
Abstract Objectives Maladaptive emotional processing of autobiographical memories is a key feature of depression that may persist during depressive remission. The primary objective of the present study was to assess the effects of an online mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention on emotion regulation upon everyday autobiographical memory retrieval in individuals with remitted...
Mindfulness
October 1, 2022
Itamar Shapira, Joshua Richman, Thaddeus W W Pace et al.
This study evaluates the effects of treatment with mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) compared to the active control, present-centered group therapy (PCGT), on morning plasma cortisol, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a post hoc exploratory analysis, we pooled biomarkers and clinical outcomes of...
Mindfulness
September 29, 2022
L. Javier Bartos, María Jesús Funes, Marc Ouellet et al.
24 citations
Abstract Objectives Higher education student musicians face high physical, psychological, and emotional demands affecting their well-being and academic experience. This study examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the so-called CRAFT program, based on mindfulness, yoga, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence, to improve psychological well-being, psychological...
Mindfulness
September 29, 2022
Sofia Magalhães, Tânia Nunes, Inês Soeiro et al.
Objectives: Research into the effectiveness of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) in school settings has grown substantially. However, studies in the field are still scarce, present methodological limitations, and fail to examine how children's characteristics influence MBPs' effects. The twofold aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of an MBP on children's attention and emotional...
Mindfulness
September 27, 2022
Elena López, Rafael Jódar Anchía, Lucía Halty et al.
5 citations
Abstract Objectives The present research was intended to validate a new psychometric instrument—the Meditative State Scale (MSS)—designed from a novel approach that integrates knowledge from the foundational pillars in which meditation practices were grounded with recent neuroscientific and psychological findings. Methods The research was divided into two studies. Study 1 ( n = 241) comprised...
Mindfulness
September 20, 2022
Zishan Jiwani, Sin U Lam, J Davidson Richard et al.
Objectives: There is limited understanding of what motivates people to initiate and sustain a meditation practice. This study investigates initial and current motivations for meditation, demographic variability in motivations, and associations with ongoing and lifetime meditation practice. Methods: A national sample of internet users were recruited to examine initial and current motivations for...
Mindfulness
September 16, 2022
Shian-Ling Keng, J. L. Chin, M. Mammadova et al.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) may be at greater risk of suffering from psychological distress compared to the general population. This study aimed to investigate the effects of mindfulness practice as delivered using Headspace on psychological and cognitive outcomes among HCWs in Singapore. A total of 80 HCWs were recruited and randomly assigned to engage in either 3...
Mindfulness
September 15, 2022
Anna Parisi, R Lynae Roberts, Adam W. Hanley et al.
Objectives: Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is an integrative intervention designed to ameliorate addiction, chronic pain, and psychiatric symptoms. Although multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the clinical efficacy of MORE, no study has quantitatively synthesized this body of research. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis of RCTs examining the effects of...
Mindfulness
September 15, 2022
Minh Anh Quang Tran, Tan Vo-Thanh, Mohammad Soliman et al.
Objectives: Theory and prior research suggest that improving self-esteem is a promising way to improve students' academic performance and mental health. This study empirically examines the mediating effect of psychological well-being and positive emotion in the relationships between self-compassion, mindfulness, stress, and self-esteem. Methods: An explanatory sequential mixed-method design was...
Mindfulness
September 5, 2022
Bhikkhu Anālayo, Oleg N. Medvedev, Nirbhay N. Singh et al.
Objectives: Early Buddhist thought clearly recognizes the need for learning how to face one's own mortality, for which purpose mindfulness practice has a central role to play. Fear of death has also been studied in cognitive psychology, leading to what is known as the terror management theory. Actual research evidence in psychology has already shown that mindfulness practice may reduce fear and...
Mindfulness
September 1, 2022
Nicole Perkins, Taranjit Sehmbi, Patrick Smith
AbstractObjectivesInterventions involving kindness- and compassion-based meditation (KCBM) have been shown to have various benefits for adults, and there is growing interest in using KCBMs with children. This systematic review explores the effects of KCBM on wellbeing, prosociality, and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents.MethodsStudies were eligible if they examined interventions...
Mindfulness
September 1, 2022
Luca Simione, Carola De Berardinis, Lucia Calabrese et al.
Abstract: Objectives: Assessing mindfulness skills is an important topic for the mindfulness research community around the world. Having a variety of mindfulness measures validated in different languages would increase the quality of research on the topic. Thus, we propose a contribution to the validation of the Italian version of the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS) and its relatively...
Mindfulness
September 2022
Matthew J. Hirshberg, Blake A Colaianne, Mark Greenberg et al.
Significant concerns have been raised about the "mental health crisis" on college campuses, with attention turning to what colleges can do beyond counseling services to address students' mental health and well-being. We examined whether primarily first-year (89.1%) undergraduate students (n=651) who enrolled in the Art and Science of Human Flourishing (ASHF), a novel academic and experiential...
Mindfulness
August 23, 2022
Natalia Van Doren, Zita Oravecz, José A Soto et al.
Objectives: Mindfulness programs are increasingly popular on college campuses in the US, yet little is known about college students' perceptions and beliefs about mindfulness: its origins, how it is learned, its functions, and practitioners. Using methods from Cultural Consensus Theory (CCT), the present study examined whether a cultural consensus on mindfulness exists among this group and what...
Mindfulness
August 17, 2022
Objectives: During the last decade, mindfulness-based interventions have been implemented in the educational system. Such programs could follow several approaches, including an indirect approach, in which interventions are delivered only to teachers and a combination in which interventions are delivered to both teachers and students. Because of the importance of teacher's involvement in...
Mindfulness
August 10, 2022
Ann-Marie Küchler, Fanny Kählke, Danielle Vollbrecht et al.
30 citations
Abstract Objectives College is an exhilarating but stressful time often associated with mental distress. The StudiCare project offers Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMI) for college student mental health promotion. Within this framework, we evaluated the IMI StudiCare Mindfulness, and examined potential moderators and mediators of effectiveness. Methods In this randomized controlled...
Mindfulness
August 10, 2022
Bárbara Monteiro, Ana Galhardo, Marina Cunha et al.
Objectives: Meditation practice has beneficial effects on physical and mental health, and barriers to regular practice have been recognized. The Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory (DMPI) was developed and recently revised (DMPI-R). DMPI-R is a 12-item self-report instrument encompassing four dimensions: low perceived benefit, perceived inadequate knowledge, perceived pragmatic...
Mindfulness
August 1, 2022
Bhikkhu Anālayo
Abstract: Monitoring and acceptance have been identified as key dimensions in mindfulness-based programs, with acceptance in particular being central to their beneficial potential. From an early Buddhist perspective, the notion of such acceptance could be enhanced by adding the qualification “wise.” In other words, it is a wise form of acceptance that is indeed a key dimension of the type of...