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August 1, 2022
Jingni Ma, Dongrong Zhao, Naihong Xu et al.
OBJECTIVE In recent years, digital techniques, such as virtual reality (VR) has been employed in tandem with more traditional psychological interventions. The aim of this study is to investigate whether VR-based mindfulness training can improve mental health outcomes, and notably mindfulness levels amongst adults. In addition, this review seeks to summarise the various designed VR scenarios, as...
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
August 1, 2022
Seung Suk Kang, Scott R Sponheim, Kelvin O Lim
Mindfulness-based interventions have proven efficacy in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the neurobiological mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects is unknown. As mindfulness meditation cultivates attention to the present moment and bodily sensations, neural functions related to interoception (i.e., central processes of bodily signals) might be such a mechanism. We...
Prevention Science
August 1, 2022
Kate Tudor, Shannon Maloney, Anam Raja et al.
There is evidence that universal school-based mindfulness training (SBMT) can have positive effects for young people. However, it is unknown who benefits most from such training, how training exerts effects, and how implementation impacts effects. This study aimed to provide an overview of the evidence on the mediators, moderators, and implementation factors of SBMT, and propose a conceptual...
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
August 1, 2022
Patama Gomutbutra, Tiam Srikamjak, Ladarat Sapinun et al.
The previous metanalysis found that Mind-body intervention (MBI) improves neuropsychologic well-being and may increase brain-derived growth factor (BDNF). BDNF is a neurotrophic factor related to neuroplasticity. To evaluate the effect of the short intensive MBI compared to control-relaxation on Site on BDNF and examine if this change is related to mitochondria function or stress-related...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2022
Ruochen Gan, Liuyi Zhang, Shulin Chen
Standardized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been proved to be effective across many populations while the time commitment for the standardized intervention leads to high attrition rate. To address the problem, there has been a growing interest in conducting a single component of MBSR such as body scan. However, the impact of a sole mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) remains...
Journal of Religion and Health
August 1, 2022
Junyi Hao, Chang Liu, Shaozhen Feng et al.
Many loving-kindness and compassion meditation methods used in psychological research are derived from Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. Zhiyi (), a representative figure of Chinese Buddhism, proposed a different meditation method, namely, imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation. The current article introduces the imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2022
Xiaodan Gu, Wenting Luo, Xinran Zhao et al.
Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) was a promising intervention for improving life satisfaction, but previous findings have been inconsistent. The current study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis, including 23 empirical studies on LKCM with life satisfaction as an outcome variable. The primary meta-analysis indicated that LKCM significantly enhanced life satisfaction...
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
August 1, 2022
María Jesús Álvarez-López, Quinn A Conklin, Marta Cosín-Tomás et al.
Meditation retreats are characterized by intensive or concentrated periods of meditation practice, commonly undertaken in a residential setting. Although research indicates that meditation training can positively influence physical and mental health outcomes, the biological consequences of meditation retreat interventions are relatively understudied. In this study, we examined the influence of...
Malahayati Nursing Journal
August 1, 2022
Indra Maulana, Hendrawati Hendrawati, Iceu Amira et al.
ABSTRACT Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry, fear that is uncertain and can be triggered by unknown things or new experiences. Intervention in anxiety can be done with MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy). This therapy combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness strategies to help individuals better understand and manage their thoughts and emotions to achieve relief...
Mindfulness
August 1, 2022
Orsolya Bokk, Bettina Forster
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness training has been theorised to have beneficial effects on mental health through initially changes in attention mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of a short mindfulness meditation on the P300 event-related potential (ERP), a neural marker of attention, in meditation-naïve participants. Methods As mindfulness practice is based on...
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
August 1, 2022
Tammi R. A. Kral, Regina C Lapate, Ted Imhoff‐Smith et al.
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to increase resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which is thought to reflect improvements in shifting attention to the present moment. However, prior research in long-term meditation practitioners lacked quantitative measures of attention that would provide a...
The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence
July 31, 2022
The Korean Society Of Culture And Convergence, Joonhee Kim
One of the most noteworthy keywords in the 21th century is undoubtedly ‘meditation’. Also, along with meditation, 'music' began to attract attention, and music meditation became a trend. In this paper, academic papers published from 2000 to 2021 were divided into five categories and some major papers were reviewed. As a result, the papers lacked specific references to meditation music compared...
Aging & Mental Health
July 31, 2022
Stacey Hatch, Jodie Webber, Soham Rej et al.
Abstract Objective Older adults are interested in mindfulness-based interventions with a meditation component for late life anxiety. This review examined the effectiveness of existing mindfulness-based interventions with a meditation component. Methods This systematic review was registered with the Joanna Briggs Institute on 2021-05-17, was guided by Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and...
July 31, 2022
Christian A. Webb, Matthew J. Hirshberg, Richard J. Davidson et al.
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BACKGROUND Meditation apps have surged in popularity in recent years, with an increasing number of individuals turning to these apps to cope with stress, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, meditation apps now represent the most commonly used mental health apps for depression and anxiety. However, little is known regarding who is well-suited to these apps. OBJECTIVE The aim of this...
Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences
July 30, 2022
Emad Alzubi, Omar Al-Adamat
This study aimed to investigate the mindfulness level in terms of gender and academic achievement and its relationship to moral anxiety among adolescents. The study was conducted on a sample consisted of (390) adolescents’ students in Al-Salt city, Jordan. Two scales were used in the study, the mindfulness scale, and the moral anxiety scale. The study found that female adolescents have higher...
Nutrients
July 29, 2022
Siti Munirah Abdul Basir, Zahara Abdul Manaf, Fatin Hanani Mazri et al.
Published reports of workplace-based weight management interventions are often poorly described and are focused on dietary, physical, and behavioral management. These strategies are often unsustainable and only have short-term effectiveness. The Mind-SLIMSHAPETM is a mindfulness-integrated multidisciplinary intervention developed to address overweight and obesity problems among desk-bound...
Science Midwifery
July 29, 2022
Mestiana Br. Karo
Mindfulness meditation is an intervention with mindfulness and mind exercises that aims to relax the mind, increase concentration, and find joy and joy. Mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety. Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state that is disturbed, due to excessive feelings of a stressor that appears, so that it can cause cognitive, somatic, emotional and behavioral discomfort...
Brain Injury
July 29, 2022
Brenda C Lovette, Millan R Kanaya, Sarah M Bannon et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions can support recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Although measurement is a key determinant of outcomes, there is no comprehensive assessment of measurement approaches used to capture outcomes of these programs. Here, we review the domains targeted, measurement techniques used, and domains and techniques most affected by mindfulness-based...
Frontiers in Public Health
July 29, 2022
Preeti Upadhyay, Shilpa Narayanan, Tanvi Khera et al.
BackgroundYoga practices, including breathing, meditation, and posture protocols (asanas), have been shown to facilitate physical and mental wellbeing.MethodsSeasoned yoga practitioners were recruited from the Isha Foundation. Recruitment of the comparison group was achieved using snowball sampling and were not yoga practitioners. Participants in the non-yoga group were randomized to a 3-min...
Studies in Asian Social Science
July 29, 2022
Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, Michael C. Dillbeck, David W. Orme-Johnson
This study outlines and empirically tests a field-theoretic view of consciousness and positive social change based on the ancient Vedic tradition of knowledge from India (Veda means “knowledge” in Sanskrit) as brought to light by the Vedic scholar and scientist of consciousness, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In contrast to most contemporary theories of mind and consciousness originating in the West,...