One-on-one Mindfulness Meditation Trainings in a Research Setting.
Helané Wahbeh, James B Lane, Elena Goodrich, Meghan Miller, Barry Oken
Mindfulness February 1, 2014 DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0155-9 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 28 |
| Population | Adults participating in a one-on-one mindfulness meditation intervention |
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation |
| Duration | Six weekly 90-minute training sessions with home practice |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Group Individual One-on-one |
| Key points | After a six-week one-on-one mindfulness meditation intervention, participants showed increases in mindful awareness, nonjudgment, and perceived credibility, and decreases in negative affect and perceived stress, with no change in positive affect and no adverse events. The authors propose future research comparing group versus one-on-one formats and including participant preference and personality as predictors. |
Abstract
We created a standardized one-on-one mindfulness meditation intervention with six weekly 90-minute training sessions and home practice. The trainings included didactic instruction, discussion and guided meditations, and home-practice guided meditations and mindfulness exercises. Twenty-eight participants completed mindful awareness, nonjudgment, perceived stress, positive and negative affect, and credibility/expectancy scales before and after the intervention. There were no adverse events or unanticipated side effects. Participants' mindful awareness and nonjudgment scores and perceived credibility of the intervention increased after the intervention, while negative affect and perceived stress decreased. There was no change in positive affect. Future research is needed comparing group versus one-on-one formats incorporating participant preference in the randomization, personality, and other predictors as measures.
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