International Journal of Advanced Research
March 31, 2026
Kornvikka Pattanapran
Background: Chronic pain is one of the most debilitating and prevalent sequelae affecting breast cancer patients and survivors. Pharmacological strategies, while effective for acute management, frequently carry limitations in the context of long-term use, including adverse effects and inadequate control of pains psychosocial dimensions. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs)-structured programs...
Journal of Clinical and Basic Psychosomatics
March 31, 2026
Jason E. Warnick
Meditation is widely promoted for psychological and physical health, yet research on barriers to its practice has focused primarily on pragmatic issues. This pilot study investigates psychological barriers, specifically meta-cognitive traits, to meditation practice among university students. Participants (N = 90; 80% female; 82.2% white; 70% upper-level students) completed questionnaires...
Cognition Brain Behavior An Interdisciplinary Journal
March 31, 2026
Narottam Kumar, Udham Singh
Disturbance in mindfulness state and disability related to self-regulated cognitive abilities (metacognition) generally occur among higher education students. Many types of yoga and meditation techniques have been developed which show improvement in one’s mindfulness, cognition, as well as metacognition. We carried out a three-armed empirical study to capture the effect of two spiritual...
Biomedical physics & engineering express
March 31, 2026
Daisy Das, Nabamita Deb, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury
Meditation has increasingly been recognized as a helpful non-pharmacological intervention to treat psychological stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy-a period that plays a significant role in maternal and fetal health. Although very popular, there is very little scientific evidence on how brief audio meditation affects brain activity in pregnant women. This work reports an EEG-based...
Journal of Eating Disorders
March 31, 2026
Roy Rongyue Zeng, Rangchun Hou, Hiu Yin Lai et al.
Emotional eating often leads to adverse health outcomes. Understanding how mindfulness influences emotional eating is crucial for developing strategies to promote healthier eating behaviors and well-being. This study aims to investigate the mechanism and acute response to a mindfulness meditation practice on emotional eating by examining immediate post-intervention effects on brain activity and...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
March 30, 2026
Sophie Grigoriadis, Neeti Sharma, Cindy-Lee Dennis et al.
Anxiety during pregnancy affects 1 in 4 pregnancies and is often comorbid with other mental health disorders. Early intervention is crucial to avoid persistent mental health issues and adverse obstetrical, neonatal and child outcomes. Traditional mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective, but its uptake is limited by its high resource intensity for patients and healthcare services. This...
Gadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology (GamaJPP)
March 30, 2026
Martaria Rizky Rinaldi, Katrim Alifa Putrikita, Abdul Kholiq Ismail
Individuals living with HIV frequently experience elevated depressive symptoms due to chronic stress, stigma, and emotional burden. Compassion-based interventions such as Loving-Kindness and Self-Compassion Meditation (LKCM) have the potential to improve emotional well-being, yet evidence in HIV-positive populations remains limited. This study examined the preliminary effects of a brief...
Gadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology (GamaJPP)
March 30, 2026
Vincent Eddy Kuncoro Hartono, Nida Ul Hasanat
This study aimed to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) levels in survivors of domestic violence (DV) through a mindfulness-based intervention program modified from Brief Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (BMBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Distress Management Training. Seven female DV survivors were involved in the program, which consisted of six meetings over three weeks. The participants...
Journal Of Psychology Health And Social Challenges
March 29, 2026
Asma Iftikhar, Sara Asad
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion meditation intervention on the professional quality of life among trainee clinical psychologists. A quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent groups was used. A sample size of 30 female trainees was selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) Scale” (Stamm, 2009) was administered...
Sci Rep
March 29, 2026
Frequent loving kindness meditation relates to lower anxiety in long term practitioners through higher self compassion and cognitive flexibility.
Quality in Sport
March 28, 2026
Klaudia Pazio, Michał Piskor, Dominika Strzalińska et al.
Cancer is a major burden in both the somatic and psychological dimensions. Oncology patients often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life resulting from both the diagnosis itself and the course of treatment. In recent years, growing attention has been paid to psychosocial interventions that help patients cope with these difficulties. One such approach...
Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
March 28, 2026
Jana Theisejans, Annika Brandtner, Magnus Liebherr
Abstract Traditional mindfulness programs positively impact physical and mental health but often fail to meet the needs of our fast-paced society, whether offered online or in person. Mobile applications enable independent practice but provide limited support. A self-directed approach may enhance self-efficacy and improve outcomes. This study compares a self-directed four-week mindfulness...
Front Psychol
March 27, 2026
Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
March 27, 2026
A Meta-Analysis Examining the Efficacy and Predictors of Change in Mindfulness- and Self-Compassion-Based Interventions (MBSCIs) in Reducing Psychological Distress Among University Students.
Neuroscience
March 27, 2026
Soniya Shakil Usgaonkar, Damodar Reddy Edla, Ramesh Dharavath
Meditation is a widely recognized practice that enhances mental well-being and cognitive function. Despite advances in EEG meditation neuroscience, challenges persist in extracting robust and interpretable features from complex, non-stationary EEG signals. Existing classification methods often rely on limited feature sets and traditional machine learning approaches. These methods lack...
Mindfulness
March 27, 2026
Paulina Lamas-Morales, Carlos García-rubio, María Beltrán-ruiz et al.
Abstract Objectives Deconstructive meditative practices (DMPs) aim to transform the perception of the self by fostering an understanding of its constructed and impermanent nature through self-inquiry. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of DMPs in improving mental health and psychological well-being among adults. Method Following PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive search was...
Mindfulness
March 26, 2026
Paul Verhaeghen, Shelley N. Aikman, Nilam Ram
Abstract Objectives The study aimed to identify the within-person mediating mechanisms linking state mindfulness to mental health, wellbeing, and compassion. Method Participants (133 college students going through an eight-week mindfulness intervention, and 131 waitlist controls) provided daily measures of predictors (facets of mindfulness), mediators (rumination, cognitive interference,...
Mindfulness
March 26, 2026
Céline Stinus, Sophie Berjot
Abstract Objectives This randomized controlled trial examined mechanisms underlying meditation-induced changes in self-related processes and compared attentional and deconstructive meditation. The objectives were to (1) examine whether components of selflessness mediate the effects of meditation on dysfunctional attitudes, identity threat, and depressive symptoms, and (2) compare the effects...