Mindfulness
July 5, 2018
Dandan Pang, Willibald Ruch
32 citations
The factor structure of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) seems to vary across samples depending on whether meditators or non-meditators are studied and whether a sample is analyzed before or after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The current study illustrates the inconsistencies typically found (e.g., whether all five facets can load on an overall construct of mindfulness),...
Journal of Health Psychology
July 5, 2018
Lu Lu, Tianran Zhang, Rui Gao et al.
8 citations
This article presents a study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy and feasibility of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. A total of 120 un-medicated Chinese obsessive-compulsive disorder patients will be randomized to the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor group or the psycho-education group for 11...
International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research
July 4, 2018
Behrooz Birashk, Farshad Sheybani, Banafsheh Gharraee et al.
2 citations
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in developing countries. Research has shown that the level of oxidative stress and interleukin 6 (IL-6) is higher in individuals with hypertension than individuals with normal blood pressure. Therefore, the aim of the present randomized clinical trial study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and...
Traffic injury prevention
July 4, 2018
Sjaan Koppel, Amanda N Stephens, Kristie L Young et al.
This study investigated the relationship between self-reported aberrant driving behaviors, mindfulness, and self-reported crashes and infringements. Three hundred and eighteen participants (M = 46.0 years, SD = 13.7 years; female: 81.8%) completed an online survey that assessed aberrant driving behaviors, mindfulness (including regular mindfulness meditation [MM]), and self-reported crashes and...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Zach Walsh, Michelle S. Thiessen
65 citations
This narrative review examines evidence related to the potential for third wave behaviour therapies to serve as adjuncts to psychedelic-assisted therapy. It identifies shared theoretical foundations for both approaches, and notes enhanced mindfulness, decentering, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as common mechanisms of action. It also identifies potential targets for which both...
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
July 3, 2018
Jan Sundquist, Karolina Palmér, Ashfaque A. Memon et al.
Although mindfulness‐based group therapies (MGTs) for depressive, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders are promising, there is a substantial lack of knowledge regarding the long‐term improvements after such therapies in these common psychiatric disorders.
Contemporary Buddhism
July 3, 2018
Ville Husgafvel
34 citations
The discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary mindfulness practices is dominated by a narrative which considers the Theravāda tradition and Theravāda-based ‘neo-vipassanā movement’ as the principal source of Buddhist influences in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and related mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs). This Theravāda bias fails to acknowledge the significant Mahāyāna...
Contemporary Buddhism
July 3, 2018
Hülya Koşar Altinyelken
19 citations
This qualitative study explores the potential of a mindfulness programme for providing psycho-social support to international students in higher education. The article focuses on analysing the nature of emotional distress among students, how they regulate difficult emotions, and the effects of the mindfulness programme on emotion regulation. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
July 3, 2018
Denise M Piscopo, Aldis P Weible, Mary K Rothbart et al.
Recent reports have begun to elucidate mechanisms by which learning and experience produce white matter changes in the brain. We previously reported changes in white matter surrounding the anterior cingulate cortex in humans after 2-4 weeks of meditation training. We further found that low-frequency optogenetic stimulation of the anterior cingulate in mice increased time spent in the light in a...
Social Science Research Network
July 3, 2018
S. K. Ariyasinghe
preprint
Current world is suffering in many type of issues in different extends. But there is one common reason for all issues, which s lack of spiritual development of the society. Therefore people don’t satisfied with their needs and always follow the desires and making their decisions in unconscious way. This study is about utilization of meditation as a tool for the world without concerning any...
Contemporary Buddhism
July 3, 2018
C. P. Hertogh
ABSTRACT In this paper we propose logical analyses of Vipassanā Meditation as modus ponens or universal instantiation, as based upon identification, analysis, and interpretation of the meditation as a (spiritual) thought experiment (STE like e.g. huàtóus and kōans in Chan and Zen).* The analyses consist in completing the unfinished enthymematic argument of the Sutta-nipāta by explication of...
Time and Mind
July 3, 2018
Charles D. Laughlin
7 citations
While discussions of meditation by psychologists tend to focus upon various forms of East Asian yogic practice, other systems of meditation occur across cultures. Meditation is defined in neuropsychological terms that allow the phenomenon to be examined in ethnographic situations. Anthropologists have found that meditation on culturally salient symbols is widespread among the world’s spiritual...
Paidéia
July 2, 2018
Lucas de Francisco Carvalho, Wellington Arruda
2 citations
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate and compare pathological personality traits in meditation practitioners and non-practitioners. Therefore, data were collected from 104 participants of both sexes aged over 18 years, including 53 practitioners of concentrative and mindfulness meditation styles, and 51 non-practitioners. Participants responded to the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory...
Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala
July 2, 2018
Masoumeh Gharibboluk, S R Hosseinzadeh
4 citations
Objective: The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of Mindfulness Training on Quality of Perceptual Marital Relationship and Psychological Well-being of Women with Addicted Wife.Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest- posttest and 3 months follow up, with a control group. Among the population of Women with Addicted Wife, twenty Women with Addicted Wife...
Scientific Reports
July 2, 2018
Masahiro Fujino, Yoshiyuki Ueda, H. Mizuhara et al.
Mindfulness meditation consists of focused attention meditation (FAM) and open monitoring meditation (OMM), both of which reduce activation of the default mode network (DMN) and mind-wandering. Although it is known that FAM requires intentional focused attention, the mechanisms of OMM remain largely unknown. To investigate this, we examined striatal functional connectivity in 17 experienced...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
July 1, 2018
Katharina Bachmann, Alexandra P. Lam, Peter Sörös et al.
Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a serious mental disorder associated with impaired neurocognitive performance related to working memory function. Recent clinical trials have suggested that mindfulness is a promising intervention in adults with ADHD. We performed a randomised controlled clinical trial to investigate working memory (WM) with an n-back task in adults with...
Journal of Research in Music Education
July 1, 2018
Frank M. Diaz
I examined the use of meditation practices among collegiate-level musicians ( N = 255), along with the degree to which these practices contributed to music performance anxiety (MPA) when controlling for trait perfectionism and trait mindfulness. Findings indicated that approximately 48% of the participants sampled had engaged in meditation during the past 6 months and that, holding mindfulness...
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
July 1, 2018
Sarah E. Priddy, Adam W. Hanley, Michael R. Riquino et al.
Opioid-treated chronic pain patients may be at risk for prescription opioid misuse due to heightened opioid craving coupled with deficits in attention to naturally rewarding, positive stimuli. Conversely, dispositional mindfulness, which is associated with reduced craving and increased responsiveness to natural rewards, may serve as a protective factor and buffer opioid misuse risk. The current...
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
July 2018
Michelle P Grover, Mark P Jensen, David R Patterson et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions and hypnosis are efficacious treatments for addressing a large number of psychological and physical conditions, including chronic pain. However, there continues to be debate surrounding the relative uniqueness of the theorized mechanisms of these treatments-reflected by measures of mindfulness facets and hypnotizability-with some concern that there may be so much...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
July 1, 2018
Christina Kazzi, Conner Blackmore, Fatemeh Shirbani et al.
Previous research has supported the use of virtual reality (VR) to decrease stress, anxiety, perceptions of pain, and increase positive affect. However, the effect of VR on blood pressure (BP) and autonomic function in healthy populations have not been explored. This study quantifies the effect of instructed meditation augmented by a virtual environment (VE) on BP and heart rate variability...