Mindfulness
June 29, 2023
Ruben Vonderlin, Burkhard Schmidt, Miriam Biermann et al.
4 citations
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) at the workplace have attracted increasing interest due to their positive effects on health and work-related outcomes. However, it is unclear whether these effects translate into reductions in cost-related and objectively assessed outcomes, such as sick days. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an MBP for supervisors...
Edukacja Elementarna w Teorii i Praktyce
June 29, 2023
Nicoletta Rosati
This text presents the main characteristics of mindfulness practice and seeks to draw a parallel among some aspects of didactics for early childhood education. Research suggests that mindfulness practice has had a positive impact on the adult population. While surveys on the use of mindfulness with children are scarce at present, this type of research is increasing among educators and...
JURNAL INFO KESEHATAN
June 29, 2023
Finta Isti Kundarti, Ira Titisari, Kiswati Kiswati et al.
The high prevalence of depression in developed and developing countries requires a relevant intervention to suppress its incidence. Mindfulness-based intervention is given online as a new complementary intervention that can help reduce symptoms of depression. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions in reducing depressive symptoms in pregnancy....
Governance and Society Review
June 29, 2023
Humira Mirza
Mindfulness can be a way to create an understanding of one’s self. The current study gives an insight into students who deploy coping strategies and mindfulness as prevailing techniques when they face difficulties along with the indication that can make them able to disengage or reengage from unattainable careers. Moreover, the research study adds to a growing body of research highlighting the...
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
June 29, 2023
Doris F. Chang, James N. Donald, J. Whitney et al.
Whereas mindfulness has been shown to enhance personal well-being, studies suggest it may also benefit intergroup dynamics. Using an integrative conceptual model, this meta-analysis examined associations between mindfulness and (a) different manifestations of bias (implicit/explicit attitudes, affect, behavior) directed toward (b) different bias targets (outgroup or ingroup, e.g., internalized...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
June 29, 2023
Cai-Fang Ji, Guan-Hui Wu, Xiang Dong Du et al.
Mindfulness training among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) reduces symptoms, prevents relapse, improves prognosis, and is more efficient for those with a high level of trait mindfulness. Upon hospital admission, 126 MDD patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief, Five-Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and the...
Jurnal Kesehatan
June 29, 2023
Dewi Keumala Sari, Riko Hengki Nababan, Wardiyah Daulay
Meditasi mindfulness memiliki manfaat yang sangat besar dalam pengobatan gejala kecemasan dan depresi. Latihan mindfulness juga berkaitan dengan peningkatan fungsi kekebalan tubuh, penurunan tekanan psikologis, peningkatan kesejahteraan, mengurangi kecemasan dan meningkatkan empati dan kasih sayang Praktisi mindfulness dapat menjadi lebih bahagia, puas, dan sehat, serta memiliki perasaan...
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being
June 29, 2023
Les Sylven
Research into the benefits of mindfulness training, meditation, and other contemplative practices for the workplace has grown dramatically. Within the context of Canadian policing, the wellness benefits of these mental practices are beginning to be understood. However, little is known about Canadian police officers’ current use of these practices. This information is important for future...
Clinical Gerontologist
June 28, 2023
Mariko Foulk, Marcos Montagnini, James Fitzgerald et al.
There were two quality improvement goals for this project: (1) to evaluate the outcomes of an 8-week geriatric-focused mindfulness-based group therapy program for chronic pain management called "Mindfulness-based Chronic Pain Care" offered at a senior community center affiliated with a geriatric primary care clinic, and (2) to obtain feedback from participants to make relevant modifications for...
Jurnal Kemanusiaan
June 28, 2023
Zhing Tian Lee, Khor Khai Ling
Undergraduate students are facing different challenges and stressors in their life, which may lower their life satisfaction. Dispositional mindfulness has been found to increase life satisfaction, and this relationship might include cognitive process namely cognitive reappraisal. Hence, grounded in Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory, this study examined cognitive reappraisal as the mediator in the...
Frontiers in Education
June 28, 2023
Hassan Alomari
The primary objective of this study was to assess the degree of mindfulness among university students based on their gender and academic achievement level. To accomplish this, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) was employed, consisting of 39 items categorized into five factors: observation, description, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity. The questionnaire was...
June 28, 2023
Daniel Andrew Atad, Pedro A. M. Mediano, Fernando E. Rosas et al.
11 citations
preprint
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the use of measures inspired by complexity science for the study of consciousness. The work done in this field has shown remarkable results in discerning conscious from unconscious states, and in characterizing states of altered conscious experience following intake of psychedelic substances as involving enhanced complexity. However, the relationship...
Bioethics
June 28, 2023
Vojin Rakić
8 citations
Abstract This paper addresses the possible effects of psychedelic drugs, notably psilocybin, on moral bio‐enhancement (MBE). It will be argued that non‐psychedelic substances, such as oxytocin, serotonin/serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or vasopressin, have indirect effects on M(B)E, whereas psilocybin has direct effects. Additionally, morality and happiness have been shown to operate in a...
June 27, 2023
Mario Diaz
The current study investigated if a specific disposition, mindfulness, offers an advantage for undergraduate students’ success on statistical exams by decreasing the impact of an academic-related strain, anxiety. Prior research utilizing state mindfulness has found evidence of this performance advantage, but it has yet to be investigated if dispositional mindfulness offers similar results. The...
IJNP
June 27, 2023
Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Ainun Najib Febryna Rahman, Dessy Dwi Cahyaningrum et al.
Background: Schizophrenia is a major mental health problem in the world that requires more attention. Patients with schizophrenia are at higher risk of poor psychological well-being and violent behaviors as expression of anger and delusion. Mindfulness alone is considered less efficient so it needs to be developed with technology, as such further technological development regarding its...
Frontiers in Digital Health
June 27, 2023
Ann-Marie Küchler, Fanny Kählke, Leandra Bantleon et al.
Background: Existing evidence suggests internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) improve depressive symptoms in college students effectively. However, there is far less knowledge about the potential mechanisms of change of mindfulness-based IMIs, which could contribute to optimizing target groups and interventions. Hence, within this secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled...
Research Square
June 26, 2023
Agata Urbanowicz, Rebecca Shankland, Jaynie Rance et al.
preprint
Abstract The present study assessed the effectiveness of informal mindfulness practice among parents in terms of parental burnout prevention and treatment. The objective was to test a new approach based on informal mindfulness practices, the FOVEA programme, implemented in daily activities rather than based on formal meditations. Indeed, traditional mindfulness programmes (e.g., MBCT, MBSR)...
Research Square
June 26, 2023
preprint
Abstract Interest has been growing in the use of mindfulness meditation (MM) as a therapeutic practice, as accumulating evidence highlights its potential to improve various mental functions and effectively address a range of mental conditions. Among the various hypotheses, a shift in the sense-of-self has been proposed as a possible core mechanism of MM, towards enhanced embodied cognition...
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
June 26, 2023
Setiyo Purwanto, Mahadir Ahmad, Zaini Said et al.
13 citations
This study aims to investigate the impact of mindfulness dhikr breathing therapy on the quality of life among individuals suffering from insomnia. This study involved forty-seven participants who were randomly allocated into three groups: mindfulness dhikr breathing (MDB), progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and a Control group that did not receive any treatment. The participants were adults...
June 25, 2023
Parinaz Sepehri, Elham Aghaie, Marzieh Poursalehi Navideh
Background and Objective: Adolescence is a very sensitive period in terms of mental injuries. The assessment of important variables during this period plays a significant role in the prevention of mental injuries in adulthood. The present study aimed to predict self-criticism and cyber-bullying victimization based on mindfulness in adolescents. Materials and Methods: This research was conducted...