Effectiveness of mindfulness based stress reduction on executive function, cognitive flexibility in women with neuroticism trait in Esfahan city
Maryam Ghorbani, Maryam Najafi, Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry September 1, 2018 DOI: 10.29252/shenakht.5.3.22 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test with control group Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Women with neuroticism in Isfahan city |
| Measures | Stroop test, Tower of London test |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | Among 30 women with neuroticism, those who received mindfulness-based stress reduction showed significant improvement in executive function and cognitive flexibility at post-test compared with controls (p < 0.05), as measured by the Stroop and Tower of London tests. |
Abstract
Introduction:The neuroticism is persons tend to experience the negative emotions as anxiety, depression and anger and considered as a risk factor for a wide spectrum from affective disorders.Aim: The purpose of this study wase to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness based stress reduction on executive function, cognitive flexibility in women with neuroticism. Method:The method this research was quasi -experimental with per -test and post -test follow -up design whit control and experimental groups.The statistical population consisted of all women with neuroticism in Esfahan city in spring 2017 that among they 30 women with this trait selected with available sampling and were randomly devidfd in to an experimental and a control group (15 each).All subject assessed in each group by stroop test (lezak, 2004), the tower of London test ( Tehrani doost at all , 2003 (at pre and past test.for experimental group conducted mindfulness based strees reduction sessions.Results: According to the finding this research could use from mindfulness based stress reduction on executive function and cognitive flexibility in women. Conclusion:The result of analysis of covariance showed that at post test, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in self efficacy and its sub-scales inclouding executive function and cognitive flexibility (p <0/05).
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of mindfulness -based cognitive therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care BMC Psychiatry April 7, 2006
- Examining mindfulness-based stress reduction: Perceptions from minority older adults residing in a low-income housing facility BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine May 31, 2011
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine September 25, 2012