2020
Jenna M Wilson, Audrey Weiss, Natalie J. Shook
Abstract Perceived social support has consistently been associated with better psychological well-being, but the pathway(s) through which social support increases positive psychological outcomes (e.g., life satisfaction) and reduces negative psychological outcomes (e.g., depression) remain unknown. Potentially, social support may encourage a more balanced, self-forgiving, and positive...
International Journal of Applied and Fundamental Research (Международный журнал прикладных и фундаментальных исследований)
2020
I. Kanunikov, Y. Kuperin, G. Chernykh
МЕДИТАЦИЯ И НЕЙРОПЛАСТИЧНОСТЬ. РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ДЗАДЗЕН МЕДИТАЦИИ С ПОМОЩЬЮ РЕКУРРЕНТНОЙ ЭНТРОПИИ ЭЭГКануников И
Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
2020
Zeinab Jalambadani
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) in promoting life style in Iranian menopausal women. Methods: This study was a quasi experimental study that was conducted on 104 menopausal women in Neyshabur,Iran 2018. One hundred and four menopausal women completed both the pre- and post-study measurements. The MBAT group...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
2020
Joaquim Soler, Matilde Elices, Elisabeth Dominguez-Clavé et al.
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Mindfulness
2020
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev et al.
Caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often stressed due to the demands of the job, including the nature and severity of challenging behaviors of the clients, work conditions, degree of management support for the staff, and the demands of implementing some interventions under adverse conditions. Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) and PBS...
2020
David J. Kearney, Tracy L. Simpson
Our journey teaching, researching, and organizing mindfulness programs did not begin with a focus on trauma or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Instead, my (David Kearney’s) aim nearly 15 years ago was to offer mindfulness programs with the hope that teaching mindfulness would mitigate the suffering of patients with chronic medical conditions. Although the system in which I practice...
International Journal of Yoga
2020
Stefanie L Smith, Wendy Hoon Langen
Chronic pain is a serious public health problem that affects people of all ages and backgrounds. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) techniques offer an accessible treatment modality for chronic pain patients that may complement or replace pharmacological treatment. This article reviews the literature on the efficacy of MBSR training in patients with back chronic pain syndromes for the...
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
2020
Stephanie N. Williams, Monica M. Parkins, Breanne Benedict et al.
ABSTRACT This study examined the clinical utility of a meditation, mindfulness, and mantra intervention for youth experiencing serious mental illness while incarcerated. Participants were 17 adolescent males, aged 16 to 18, from two units of a county detention center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Eleven (64.7%) participants were Latino-American, one (5.9 %) was Black/African American, three...
2020
J. Tee, S. K. Phang, Jen-Chew Wei et al.
Meditation is a commonly adopted lifestyle practice for the associated benefits in increasing mental and emotional wellbeing. Meditation can be described as a non-physical exercise of being in a sustained state of mental relaxation and focused attention. When exiting a meditation state, be it voluntarily or otherwise externally disturbed, a transition Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal can be...
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Maryam Khadir Zareh, Ahmad Sohrabi
Background and Purpose: Early conceptualizations of anxiety indicate that maladaptive cognitions cause and maintain anxiety disorders so that anxious people show bias in processing information, prefer to pay attention to threatening stimuli, and interpret emotional ambiguity in a threatening direction. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness...
Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling
2020
Farzad Shakoei, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Anahita Mahlouji et al.
Aim: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and rumination in married women with generalized anxiety. Methods: The present quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all married women with a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in Tehran. Among them, we selected...
Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research
2020
Katelyn J. Haschke, Whitney Whitaker, Jordan Null et al.
Research indicates that practicing mindfulness over an extended period of time (e.g., 20-45 minutes a day) may positively impact an individual’s overall well-being; however, limited empirical attention has tested the effectiveness of brief mindfulness practices. The current study examined how brief mindfulness practices influence symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among college...
Archive ouverte UNIGE
2020
Olga Vorontsova-Wenger
Le stress est omniprésent et est un des principaux facteurs affectant la santé mentale dans notre société. Le stress peut provoquer des troubles au niveau de l'intégrité physique, psychologique et sociale d'un individu. La littérature rapporte le taux élevé de stress et des symptômes psychopathologiques dans la population mondiale des étudiants. Nous avons évalué la présence de stress, de...
Counseling and Family Therapy Scholarship Review
2020
Jason Linder, Jay A. Mancini
In the last three decades, mindfulness and resilience have received extensive scholarly attention. Research has burgeoned and they have both become “buzz words” in the social sciences and mental health fields. That said, they are often presented as unrelated qualities, skills, or states, and few studies and texts have examined their linkages and/or how they complement each other. Masten’s...
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Saeed Farhadi Navarudi, Niloufar Tahmorsi, Mastoreh Sedaghat
Background and Aim: entrance exam as a social phenomenon affects the psychological and economic conditions of families. The aim of the present study was the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy on negative spontaneous thoughts and avoidance coping strategies and perceived stress of entrance exam candidates with physical symptoms. Method: The present research method was a semi-experimental...
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Atiyeh Karkhaneh, Homa Rezaei
Background and Aim: This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy on reducing smoking and increasing student happiness. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. From the statistical population of students of the Faculty of Arts, Azad University, Tehran Branch, a sample...
Applied Family Therapy Journal
2020
SeyedAliAsghar SeyedEbrahimi
Aim: The purpose of this research is the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness and positive thinking on improving mental health, perfectionism and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in family heads suffering from major depressive disorder. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with the control group. The...
2020
Chelsea Latorre
2 citations
The release of the APA (2011) Revised Competency Benchmarks used for evaluation of doctoral-level psychology trainees calls for literature to examine competencies in this population with use of appropriate instrumentation. The recent publication and validation of the Professional Competencies Scale-Revised (Taylor, 2015) allows for researchers to explore factors associated with trainee...
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Zahra Sadat Goli, Leila al-Sadat Mirseifi Fard, Fahimeh Akhbari
Background and Aim: Social anxiety is associated with various variables such as mindfulness. Given the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program in improving clinical problems, psychological symptoms, and quality of life of people with social anxiety, and the importance of addressing this variable in their lives, the present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the...
Mindfulness
2020
Oskari Lahtinen, Christina Salmivalli
Abstract: Objectives: The main effects of 8-week mindfulness-based programs (MBP) on anxiety and depression are now supported by reasonably robust evidence. However, few to no studies have looked at whether and how these main effects come to be over the course of the MBP. The goal of the present study was to look at how meditation practice predicted changes in well-being, and vice versa, at a...