BMC PsychologyOctober 30, 2026Jingqian Wang, Peirui Wang, Jiaonan Liu et al.
Stress is a psychophysiological response that occurs when environmental demands exceed an individual’s coping capacity, and it is closely linked to many psychosomatic disorders. Mindfulness training can effectively reduce stress, but conventional mindfulness training (CM) places high demands on self-monitoring ability, which limits its effect. Neurofeedback-augmented mindfulness training (NM)...
BMC PsychologyOctober 28, 2026Ellemarijn de Geit, Roy Peijen, Linda Koopmans et al.
Even though mindfulness interventions have shown positive impact on employee well-being outcomes, little is known about the role of homework exercises in mindfulness and subsequent work-related outcomes. In this explorative study we evaluated the relationship between doing homework exercises during the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training and changes in mindfulness....
BMC PsychologyOctober 22, 2026Juan Gu, YaKe Yue, Tong Mengjie et al.
Abstract Background Virtual reality (VR)-based meditative and mind-body interventions may support psychological health in middle-aged and older adults, but evidence across psychological, well-being, and pain-related outcomes remains fragmented. This review evaluated their effects in these populations. Methods Eight bibliographic databases were searched from inception and rerun with the refined...
Scalable digital strategies that support subjective well-being before the consolidation of psychological distress remain limited. Ultra-brief, mobile-delivered interventions may offer a low-burden, just-in-time approach compatible with everyday digital ecosystems. However, the extent to which a single-session, sub-10-minute digital meditation is associated with immediate changes in...
Given the substantial burden of global emotional distress and the proven efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), identifying early mechanisms of MBIs is critical for optimizing treatment adherence and outcomes. This study employed behavioral measures to investigate experiential avoidance as an early mechanism in an online MBI. Eighty-one participants experiencing high emotional...
BMC PsychologySeptember 19, 2026I Jónsdottir, Anna Kristín Þorsteinsdóttir, Jóhanna Kr. Steingrímsdóttir et al.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has strong empirical support for preventing relapse in recurrent depression. This study aimed to evaluate whether adding MBCT as a follow-up intervention after an outpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme benefits individuals with current moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms as well as those with minimal depressive symptoms at the start...
Abstract Brief mindfulness inductions are expected to enhance executive functioning and reduce mind-wandering, but empirical findings are mixed. The present study examined the effects of a 10-min mindfulness induction on executive functions and mind-wandering, and explored whether these effects were moderated by individual differences. Hypothesized moderators included trait mindfulness, prior...
Abstract This preliminary study evaluates the psychosocial benefits of mindfulness-based art therapy (MAT) for breast cancer patients. A quasi-experimental design was used with 14 participants in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. The experimental group attended eight weekly 3-hour MAT sessions. The control group attended a single 3-hour seminar on coping strategies during...
The effects of mindfulness on personal development and positive self-related outcomes in learning and professional contexts have been studied extensively. However, the associations of positive psychology instruction with embedded mindfulness exercises with professional calling and self-concept clarity remain underexplored among medical students. The present study examined whether participation...
Abstract: Background: Our recent trial studying mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients demonstrated reductions in psychological distress and improvements in well-being. Building on these findings, the present study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators for implementation and scenarios to overcome these. Methods: We conducted a sequential...
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine mindfulness and experiential avoidance as profile indicators associated with social media use disorder through an individual-centered approach. Therefore, we examined how mindfulness and experiential avoidance co-occur with social media use disorder within a theoretically informed framework. METHODS: The study data were obtained from 826 participants, 348...
Healthcare undergraduate students often face high cognitive and emotional stress, negatively affecting their working memory and well-being. Mindfulness-based practices, such as sitting meditation and body scan, are proposed to enhance cognitive function and reduce stress in this population. This study compared the effects of brief sitting meditation and body scan on working memory, mindfulness,...
BACKGROUND: School readiness depends not only on early academic skills but also on the development of attention, emotional regulation, and self-regulatory competencies in early childhood. However, empirical evidence for theoretically grounded mindfulness programs and their implementation by both researchers and teachers in preschool settings remains limited. This study examined the...
Abstract: Background: University students experience elevated stress levels that increase the risk for developing mental disorders. Online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) represent a promising low-threshold approach to improve health-related variables. However, evidence regarding their effects on psychobiological stress markers and interoceptive abilities remains limited. Methods: This...
BACKGROUND: The professional identity is a fundamental factor influencing the career choices and future growth of undergraduate nursing students. The degree of professional identity is directly related to job stability and the operational effectiveness of healthcare systems. The total professional identity of undergraduate nursing students in China is currently moderate, indicating potential...
BMC PsychologyApril 14, 2026Kaihua Zhang, Yingli Gao, Qi Hu et al.
BACKGROUND: In the postpartum period, postpartum women experience numerous brain structural and functional changes. Functional neuroimaging studies have focused on the responses of the maternal brain to infant stimuli ; however, the connectivity of the maternal brain remains to be explored. We aimed to examine the differences in functional connectivity patterns between postpartum women and...
BACKGROUND: Rapid societal and organizational changes pose challenges for public administrations, where leadership style influences employee functioning and organizational effectiveness. Mindful leadership integrates mindfulness-based self-regulation (present-moment awareness, attentional control, and non-reactivity) with leadership behaviors to support ethical, relational, and effective...
This randomized controlled trial examined whether short-term intensive mindfulness training is associated with changes in executive task performance and prefrontal hemodynamic responses in elite athletes. Twenty-eight elite badminton athletes were randomly assigned to a 10-day mindfulness intervention or an active control (regular training plus neutral video viewing). Before and after the...
BACKGROUND: Dispositional mindfulness is one psychological resource that consistently promotes posttraumatic growth (PTG) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the precise mechanisms through which mindfulness performs this function are not clear. The current study aimed to examine the mediating role of distress tolerance and cognitive fusion in the relationship between...
Abstract Background Migrant children often experience greater anxiety and depression than their local peers due to challenges in adapting to urban life. Emotional resilience and mindfulness may serve as protective factors for mental health, but their influence on migrant children’s emotional well-being is not well understood. This study explored differences in anxiety, depression, mindfulness,...
Delusion-like experiences (DLEs) are understood not as a categorical marker of psychosis but as a dimensional phenomenon distributed across the general population. Contemporary models of psychosis suggest that variations in the frequency and phenomenology of such experiences may reflect meaningful subgroups within nonclinical samples. Against this backdrop, the present study examined the latent...
Large-scale traumatic events such as earthquakes have profound and long-lasting impacts on individuals' psychological well-being. However, the protective mechanisms that may foster adjustment and support life satisfaction in the aftermath of such disasters remain insufficiently explored. This longitudinal study examined the mediating role of psychological adjustment in the relationship between...
BACKGROUND: Focused attention (FA) meditation has been proposed to enhance decision quality by mitigating cognitive biases. However, its influence on probability weighting bias (PWB), the tendency to misperceive objective probabilities, remains unexplored. Furthermore, emotional trade-off difficulty (ETOD), defined as the affective strain of making complex trade offs, may influence this...
BMC PsychologyFebruary 2, 2026Yanlin Zhao, Junwei Liu, Xiaobo Yang et al.
This study investigates the relationship and underlying mechanisms among mindfulness, self-efficacy in sports training, and training competition satisfaction among China University Basketball Association (CUBA) athletes through cross-sectional surveys and longitudinal experimental research. These findings provide valuable insights into the healthy development of college athletes. Study 1 was a...