December 31, 2017
Woo Kyeong Lee
1 citation
연구 목적: 본 연구는 자해 행동에 몰두하는 청소년들의 정서 관리를 위한 프로그램을 실시하고 그 효과를 보기 위한 것이다. 연구방법: 연구 참가자는 서울시에 있는 중학교에 다니는 61명의 학생들이다. 30명의 학생들은 자해 행동 예방을 위한 마음챙김 기반 정서관리 훈련에 배정되었고, 나머지 31명은 대기자 집단에 배정되었다. 마음챙김 기반 정서관리 훈련 집단에 배정받은 참여자들은 6주 동안 주 2회, 총 12회기 프로그램에 참가하였다. 프로그램 내용은 감정 마음챙김, 행동/충동 마음챙김, 생각 마음챙김, 개별 회기 등으로 구성되어 있다. 프로그램 시작 전과 사후에 두 집단 모두 고통감내 척도, 의도적 자해 척도, 인지정서조절 전략 척도, 자살 사고 척도를 실시하였다. 연구결과: 마음챙김 정서관리 집단에...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
December 29, 2017
Savannah V Wooten, Joseph F Signorile, Sohil S Desai et al.
Objective: Yoga has been shown to improve muscle strength, flexibility, and balance. However, the impact of meditation on dynamic factors such as gait, reactive balance and proprioception has yet to be examined. The purpose of this study was to test if a novel yoga meditation program (YoMed) is as effective as a standard proprioceptive training in improving proprioception, balance and power in...
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
December 29, 2017
Emily E. Scida, Jill E. Jones
This study looked at the impact of the integration of contemplative practices on foreign language anxiety, positive and negative affect, self-efficacy, classroom climate, and language learning in students enrolled in an advanced intermediate Spanish language course in the USA. Data included pre- and post-test surveys, exam scores to measure learning outcomes, student interviews, and course...
Contemporary Clinical Trials
December 27, 2017
Haruka Minami, Hannah R Brinkman, Shadi Nahvi et al.
Background: Although individuals with psychiatric disorders are disproportionately affected by cigarette smoking, few outpatient mental health treatment facilities offer smoking cessation services. In this paper, we describe the development of a smartphone-assisted mindfulness smoking cessation intervention with contingency management (SMI-CM), as well as the design and methods of an ongoing...
December 27, 2017
M. Lawati
Meditation is an ideal method for reaching a deep understanding ofwhat is around us for reachinga state of awareness. Researchers suggest that meditation is necessary for psychological and emotional well-being. It is also the basis of many cognitive processes. It should not be ignored or neglected in the education system. It is essential for educators to develop the skills of meditation because...
Journal of Further and Higher Education
December 21, 2017
Carly Meredith Ingram, Andrea V. Breen, Tricia Marie van Rhijn
16 citations
Student mental health and well-being are increasing concerns in higher education. This exploratory study examined students’ learning in a mindfulness programme incorporated into an undergraduate class. Six brief mindfulness-based practices were introduced: mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, body scan, mindful eating, loving-kindness and Tonglen meditation. Fourteen students were...
Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion
December 20, 2017
Mette Lund Kristensen
49 citations
The paper emerges from the trend toward a commodification of mindfulness practices, known as McMindfulness. Drawing on a critique of late-modern temporality, the paper examines the use of mindfulness practices as a remedy for the consequences of societal acceleration. However, the paper suggests that mindfulness practices risk reinforcing the problems they were expected to solve. Against the...
Staps
December 19, 2017
Albin Hamard, Marceau Chenault, Laurel McEwen
2 citations
L’objectif de cet article est de comparer diverses pratiques méditatives en Asie et en France afin de caractériser les dénominateurs communs et les variations de ces pratiques de consciences. Les auteurs s’appuient sur une ethnographie multi-site : des monastères en Himalaya bouddhiste, un institut de médecine traditionnelle en Chine, des ermitages et centres de méditation tibétains en France,...
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
December 18, 2017
Ana Tereza Costa Galvanese, Nelson Filice de Barros, Ana Flávia Pires Lucas d'Oliveira
The article presents an analysis of contributions and challenges associated with bodily practices and meditation for health promotion in the public primary care system. The qualitative study was developed in 16 healthcare units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, using interviews with 29 health professionals and 36 practitioners of bodily practices and meditation, including participant...
Journal of Medical Internet Research
December 18, 2017
Felix R. Compen, Else Bisseling, Melanie Pj Schellekens et al.
The number of patients living with cancer is growing, and a substantial number of patients suffer from psychological distress. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem effective in alleviating psychological distress. Unfortunately, several cancer patients find it difficult, if not impossible, to attend a group-based course. Internet-based MBIs (eMBIs) such as Internet-based mindfulness-based...
Mindfulness
December 18, 2017
Lise Juul, Karen Johanne Pallesen, Jacob Piet et al.
22 citations
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) when implemented in a community setting as a self-referred and self-paid course. Pre-post changes and Cohen’s d effect sizes were calculated for questionnaire measures of mindfulness, perceived stress, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. We compared these effect sizes with those from intervention groups in...
The Lancet Public Health
December 18, 2017
Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour, Maris Vainre et al.
508 citations
BACKGROUND: The rising number of young people going to university has led to concerns about an increasing demand for student mental health services. We aimed to assess whether provision of mindfulness courses to university students would improve their resilience to stress. METHODS: We did this pragmatic randomised controlled trial at the University of Cambridge, UK. Students aged 18 years or...
Children
December 15, 2017
Danielle A. Ruskin, Lauren Harris, Jennifer N. Stinson et al.
Chronic pain can lead to significant negative outcomes across many areas of life. Recently, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been identified as potentially effective tools for improved pain management among adolescents living with pain. This study aimed to explore the experience of adolescents who participated in an eight-week mindfulness group adapted for adolescents with chronic...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
December 15, 2017
Tom B. Mole, Julieta Galante, Iona C. Walker et al.
6 citations
For millennia, humans have focused their attention on the breath to develop mindfulness, but finding a scientific way to harness mindful breathing has proven elusive. Existing attempts to objectively measure and feedback on mindfulness have relied on specialist external hardware including electroencephalograms or respirometers that have been impractical for the majority of people learning to...
Journal of Yoga and Physiotherapy
December 13, 2017
Radhule Weininger
Journal of yoga and physiotherapy is a multidisciplinary, international peer reviewed journal and is dedicated to promote spread the information in yoga and physiotherapy. Yoga is the practice of attaining physical and mental health through meditation and physical exercise.
Applied Sciences
December 8, 2017
Michela Balconi, Giulia Fronda, Irene Venturella et al.
69 citations
Conscious, pre-conscious, and unconscious mechanisms are implicated in modulating affective processing in daily activities. Specifically, mental practice fostering awareness and control of affective reactions to external stimuli and stressful events (such as mindfulness and neurofeedback protocols) can be used to improve our ability to manage unconscious negative emotions. Indeed, it is...
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
December 7, 2017
Zoë Thomas, Márta Novák, Susanna Gabriela Torres Platas et al.
Up to 50% of patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Access to traditional pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for depression or anxiety in this patient population has been inadequate. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of brief mindfulness meditation intervention for patients on hemodialysis with...
PLoS One
December 6, 2017
Eric L Garland, Adam W. Hanley, Phillipe R. Goldin et al.
161 citations
Background and objective: The Mindfulness to Meaning Theory (MMT) provides a detailed process model of mindful positive emotion regulation. Design: We conducted a post-hoc reanalysis of longitudinal data (N = 107) derived from a RCT of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) versus cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder to model the core constructs of the MMT...
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
December 5, 2017
Kathleen C Spadaro, Kelliann K Davis, Susan M Sereika et al.
Background There is a significant health crisis with rates of obesity continuing to increase despite research and clinical standard behavioral weight loss programs (SBWP). Mindfulness meditation (MM), with demonstrated benefits on physical, psychological health, and self-regulation behaviors was explored with SBWP. Methods Forty-six adults (BMI=32.5±3.7 kg/m2; age=45.2±8.2 years, 87 % female,...
Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports
December 2, 2017
Wee Ping Wong, Jan Coles, Richard Chambers et al.
The current lack of an effective cure for dementia would exacerbate its prevalence and incidence globally. Growing evidence has linked mindfulness to cognitive and psychological improvements that could be relevant for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). To investigate whether mindfulness practice can improve health outcomes of MCI. The study is the first longitudinal mixed-methods observational...