ISSN 1868-8527, 1868-8535
611 papers in the library · 3,867 citations · publishing 2010-2026
Mindfulness March 1, 2025 Doug Oman
Abstract Objective The modern mindfulness movement and the public health field are aligned in many approaches, including recognizing psychosocial stress impacts and physical-mental health linkages, valuing “upstream” preventive approaches, and seeking to integrate health promotion activities across multiple social sectors. Yet mindfulness is conspicuously absent from most global and public...
Mindfulness March 1, 2025 Burçak Altay, Nicole Porter
Abstract In this paper, we offer a commentary on Oman’s article “Mindfulness for Global Public Health: Critical Analysis and Agenda” from the perspective of external environments, be they natural or built spaces. Utilizing the 14 domains of mindfulness and public health identified by Oman, we examine how spatio-environmental concerns are aligned, or have potential synergies with, these...
Mindfulness March 1, 2025 Doug Oman
Abstract This paper presents the Public Health Implementation of Meditation and Mindfulness (PHIOMM) framework and its conceptual groundwork, as part of responding to commentary on “Mindfulness for Global Public Health: Critical Analysis and Agenda,” this special issue’s target article. The present reply also responds to diverse issues raised by commentators about mindfulness interventions....
Mindfulness March 1, 2025 Anna Sutton
Abstract The interface of public health and mindfulness as presented in Oman’s review (Mindfulness for Global Public Health: Critical Analysis and Agenda) holds great promise and reveals fertile ground for future research and interdisciplinary exploration. Oman’s framework is supported by compelling arguments, offering a balanced critique of mindfulness that identifies genuine applications and...
Mindfulness February 24, 2025 Matteo Chies, Gabriele Penazzi, Maria Chiara Pavesi et al.
This study took place in a high-level educational framework; it evaluated the effects of four contemplative practices: Focused Attention Meditation (FAM), Open Monitoring Meditation (OMM), Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM), and Self-Loving Kindness Meditation (self-LKM). The focus was on their impact on teamwork competencies, as well as how they were influenced by both the individual and the...
Mindfulness February 19, 2025 Diego Castaneda, Javier M. Bianchi, Javier Villalba et al. 2 citations
Abstract Objectives The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing mindfulness and was developed based on previously established mindfulness scales. This study aimed to estimate the psychometric properties of the 24-item version of the FFMQ in a Colombian sample. Method Psychometric analyses were performed in a sample of 582 Colombian...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Gregory Humble, Harry Geddes, Oliver Baell et al. 4 citations
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness meditation is associated with functional brain changes in regions subserving higher order cognitive processes such as attention. However, no research to date has probed these areas in meditators using combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG). This study aimed to investigate whether cortical reactivity to TMS differs in a...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Yana Ryakhovskaya, Nicholas T. van Dam, Luke D. Smillie 2 citations
Abstract Objectives Meditation has received increasing interest from scientists and the public for potential benefits to mental health and well-being. We examined personality predictors and expectancies of meditation to understand who engages with meditation. We also investigated whether personality traits predict interest in information relating to meditation and well-being activities, and...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Lena Ramstetter, Johannes Klackl, Eva Jonas et al.
Abstract Objectives Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. However, current policies are insufficient to keep climate change at manageable levels. In the United States, this is partly because attitudes and opinions on climate change have become increasingly divided along political party lines, making effective policymaking difficult. The existing literature has focused...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Manfred Seegers
Abstract Psychological research on mindfulness has often focused on the effects of mindfulness training, such as clinical application, rather than on the meaning of mindfulness itself as taught in various spiritual, philosophical, and medical traditions. Mindfulness is often seen as a general training in attentional awareness. From a Buddhist perspective, this approach does not allow for the...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Rut García-Lorenzo, Miguel Ángel Carbonero-Martín, Lorena Valdivieso-León et al.
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness involves the ability to pay full and conscious attention to what is happening in the present moment. Scientific evidence supports its benefits in the educational field, contributing to the development of strategies that help students cope academically, socially and emotionally. Meta-analyses on mindfulness in the Spanish educational context reported significant...
Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Alessio Matiz, Alberto Chiesa, Fabio D’Antoni et al.
Abstract Objectives This study examined the effects of a 9-month mindfulness teacher training (MTT) program on mindfulness skills, emotion regulation, and psychological well-being among future mindfulness instructors, compared to a control group. Method Eighty-seven mindfulness instructors-in-training participated in the MTT program. The control group consisted of age- and gender-matched...
Mindfulness 2025 Marc-Henri Deroche, Willem Kuyken, Teruhisa Uwatoko et al. 5 citations
This article explores the potential relevance of Mindfulness-Based Programs, particularly Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), to support the mission of higher education by facilitating the journey from information to knowledge, and from knowledge to wisdom. It thus addresses the problems of distractibility and superficial engagement caused by information overload and aims to prepare...
Mindfulness 2025 Juan P Zuniga-Hertz, Sierra Simpson, Ramamurthy Chitetti et al. 3 citations
Meditation has long been known to promote health. We utilized a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the impact of mind-body interventions on the body in a twin cohort during a week-long meditation retreat. This study was designed to address individual changes controlling for intersubject trait variation and explore the role of genetic background on multi-omic factors during meditation....
Mindfulness 2025 Vera U. Ludwig, Lana Prieur, Scott M Rennie et al. 2 citations
Social connection is crucial for well-being and health. Dyadic meditations-contemplative practices carried out by two people together-have the potential to foster connection. In the dyadic "Just-Like-Me" (JLM) meditation, two participants gaze at each other while contemplating sentences emphasizing their shared humanity. We assessed the psychological impacts of this exercise, as well as the...
Mindfulness 2025 Matthew Furnell, William van Gordon, James Elander
Abstract Objectives The study aimed to examine the impact of incorporating Buddhist ethics-based practices versus Buddhist ethics- and wisdom-based practices in an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on prosocial behaviour. Method Changes in behaviour were evaluated through the subcategories of monetary donation, prosocial attitudes, and volunteering engagement. Participants at a...
Mindfulness 2025 Ryad Chems-Maarif, Kate Cavanagh, Ruth A. Baer et al.
Mindfulness research is hampered by the multiplicity of definitions of mindfulness. This heterogeneity, as reflected in the variability of mindfulness scales, limits the ability to generalize findings and hinders attempts to synthesize available studies. This paper explores traditional and contemporary definitions of mindfulness, aiming to extract core components and provide a refined and...
Mindfulness 2025 Abigail Powers, Rebecca Lipschutz, Emma C Lathan et al.
Trauma burden and resulting psychopathology disproportionately affect Black adults with limited socioeconomic resources. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a group-based intervention with promise for addressing trauma-related psychopathology that may be of value for Black adults with limited socioeconomic resources because it may be more approachable for individuals with mental...
Mindfulness 2025 Christian T Kastner
Both mindfulness and humor are inherently connected to well-being. Recent research found evidence for their combined effect in a joint training, the Humor-Enriched Mindfulness-Based Program (HEMBP). This study extends these findings by exploring (1) effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on different forms of humor, (2) differential effects of the HEMBP on outcomes compared to...
Mindfulness 2025 Jayme C Banks, Sepideh Hariri, Kestutis Kveraga et al.
We aimed to quantify the effects of advanced meditation on brain electrical activity during sleep. This investigation addresses the need for objective neurophysiological measures of meditation's potential impact on brain aging and health. This study was a single-site, prospective cohort study (conducted August 25, 2021, through September 26, 2021) of meditators attending the "Samyama Sadhana"...
Mindfulness December 1, 2024 Larissa G Duncan, Na Zhang, Trilce Santana et al. 6 citations
Prenatal mindfulness programs can improve mental health, yet access to and cultural and linguistic relevance of existing programs in the United States are limited for people who do not speak English and/or face major life stressors such as migration, housing instability, limited income, and racism. In response, mindfulness skills training drawn from Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting...
Mindfulness December 1, 2024 Rachel M Fenning, Cameron L. Neece, Catherine M. Sanner et al.
Parents of autistic children experience elevated stress relative to parents of children with neurotypical development and children with other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Adverse effects of parenting stress on parent, child, and family functioning may be especially heightened for marginalized families. We conducted a randomized controlled trial that demonstrated the efficacy of...
Mindfulness December 1, 2024 Math Janssen, Yvonne Heerkens, Beatrice Heijden et al.
Objectives In this qualitative study, we explored Dutch secondary vocational schoolteachers’ prior expectations of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training. We report on their short- and long-term experiences regarding mental health outcomes and personal or mindfulness/prosocial competencies. Method Between September 2016 and June 2020, we interviewed 32 teachers participating in a...
Mindfulness November 27, 2024 Chunlei Ge, Yuhong Xie, Mei-Juan Sun et al.
The current study examined how brief mindfulness meditation training affects impulsive behaviors and their underlying mechanisms using a randomized controlled design with smartphone-based online interventions. A total of 70 participants who were identified with low level of mindfulness participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to three groups: mindfulness (monitor +...
Mindfulness November 1, 2024 Cynthia J Price, Kenneth C Pike, Anna Treadway et al. 9 citations
The need for improve medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment outcomes can be limited by co-occurring polysubstance use, mental health, and chronic pain conditions. Interoceptive training may facilitate well-being and support medication treatment for MOUD. While effective, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment outcomes can be limited by co-occurring polysubstance use,...