Awe Narratives: A Mindfulness Practice to Enhance Resilience and Wellbeing.
Jeff Thompson
Frontiers in Psychology April 14, 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840944 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Resilience Mental health Narrative Wellbeing Awe experiences |
| Key points | Argues that constructing and sharing an "awe narrative" about awe moments is a mindfulness technique that may help individuals flourish, enhance resilience, and improve wellbeing, while also potentially benefiting others who read or hear the narrative. |
Abstract
It is necessary to have available a variety of evidence-based resilience practices as we experience life's stressors including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Evoking, experiencing, and reflecting on awe moments by developing and sharing an "awe narrative" are a type of mindfulness technique that can have the potential to help someone flourish, enhance their resilience, and have a positive impact on their overall wellbeing. This paper explores how constructing an awe narrative can assist the individual while also possibly having a positive impact on others.
Comparable studies
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| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 10
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