Meditation research published in 2024 (page 10)

Enhancing Social Intelligence in Business Executives Through Yoga: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness

Preprints.org October 28, 2024 preprint

Enhancing Social Intelligence in Business Executives Through Yoga: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness

DOI: 10.20944/preprints202410.2135.v1

Virtual reality-guided mindfulness intervention to enhance psychosocial well-being in caregivers of end-stage kidney disease patients: protocol for a mixed-methods pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open October 26, 2024 Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Shankar, Wei Zhen Hong et al.

Introduction Caregivers of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) face significant challenges that contribute to caregiver burden, negatively impacting their psychosocial well-being. Virtual-reality (VR)-guided mindfulness interventions have shown promise in reducing stress, anxiety and depression in various populations.Methods and analysis This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy...

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090550 Full text

High-precision neurofeedback-guided meditation training optimises real-world self-guided meditation practice for well-being

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) October 26, 2024 Saampras Ganesan, Nicholas T. van Dam, Sunjeev K. Kamboj et al. 3 citations preprint

Meditation can benefit well-being and mental health, but novices often struggle to effectively recognize and disengage from mental processes during meditation due to limited awareness, potentially diminishing meditation's benefits. We investigated whether personalised high-precision neurofeedback (NF) can improve disengagement from mental activity during meditation and enhance meditation's...

DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.25.618656 Full text Meditation Neurofeedback Disengagement theory Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex +6

Lightening the mind with audiovisual stimulation as an accessible alternative to breath-focused meditation for mood and cognitive enhancement.

Scientific Reports October 26, 2024 Micah Alan Johnson, Ninette Simonian, Nicco Reggente 6 citations

In this randomized, controlled, and double-blind experiment with a relatively large sample (n = 262), a novel technique of audiovisual stimulation (AVS) was demonstrated to substantially improve self-reported mood states by reducing several negative affects, including anxiety and depression, and enhancing performance on mood-sensitive cognitive tasks. Most of the AVS effects were highly similar...

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-75943-8 Full text Meditation Audiovisual stimulation Binaural Mood +2

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON HOW MEDITATION CAN BE USED AS PSYCHOTHERAPY

Second Desk Research Conference October 25, 2024 G. Ven. Chullanaga

The integration of meditation, particularly Buddhist meditation, into psychotherapy, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic tool within clinical and counseling contexts. The primary focus is on two major types of Buddhist meditation: Samatha (tranquility meditation) and VipassanÄ (insight meditation). These practices, rooted in ancient texts like the Sutta Piá¹aka, aim to cultivate...

DOI: 10.64920/drc2024024

Quality improvement project aimed at integrating an adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction programme into a paediatric psychology service

BMJ Open Quality October 25, 2024 Deborah Christie, Jacqueline Doyle, Megan Hitchcock

In our paediatric service, referrals for young people with chronic health problems significantly increased in times of acute stress, for example, during exams, and offering support in a timely manner was often a challenge. In order to respond more efficiently to this increase, a group intervention was introduced.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000514 Full text

Psychological mechanisms and neural correlates of trait mindfulness in emotion regulation: Testing a novel approach to the monitor and acceptance theory.

International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP October 25, 2024 Ivana Buric, Lucija Žderić, Adrian Onicas et al.

Background: The ongoing mental health crisis warrants investigations to understand why trait mindfulness is associated with beneficial mental health outcomes. This study examined attention monitoring and acceptance as psychological mechanisms underlying the relationship between trait mindfulness and emotion regulation and connectivity between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and...

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100507 Full text Mindfulness Mechanisms Acceptance Emotion regulation +2

Interconnectedness of mindfulness facets and their impact on mental health outcomes in Asian American and European American college students: A network approach.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry October 24, 2024

Despite extensive research supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, the understanding of the dynamic connections between various mindfulness facets, particularly across diverse cultures, remained limited. This study aimed to investigate the networks among mindfulness aspects across different cultural backgrounds and their individual associations with mental health and...

DOI: 10.1037/ort0000809

Intervention Study on the Impact of Internet-Based Mindfulness Meditation on Depression and Anxiety among University Students

International Journal of Education and Humanities October 23, 2024 Qiuqiang Zheng, Weiwei Yang

This study explores the effectiveness of internet-based mindfulness meditation interventions in mitigating depression and anxiety symptoms among college students. A total of 72 participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: offline mindfulness intervention, online mindfulness intervention, and a control group. The intervention lasted for eight weeks, during which participants'...

DOI: 10.54097/9mfb3q15

Current trends and challenges in EEG research on meditation and mindfulness

Discover Psychology October 23, 2024 Paul Barrows, William van Gordon, Paul Gilbert

During the last four decades there has been a significant growth of interest in mindfulness-based practices and their potential to foster improvements in health, wellbeing and human functioning in a variety of clinical and nonclinical populations. With this growth has come a renewed interest in understanding the psychological processes involved as well as the neuropsychological mechanisms by...

DOI: 10.1007/s44202-024-00269-5 Full text

Brief Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Indonesian Senior High School Teachers: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

JMIR Research Protocols October 23, 2024 Gede Rasben Dantes, Nice Maylani Asril, Andrian Liem et al. 6 citations

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the level of anxiety among Indonesian senior high school teachers, who face challenges to treat their mental disorder symptoms that arise during their working hours, as mental health services in Indonesia are limited. Therefore, it is vital to equip schoolteachers in Indonesia with early interventions that are easily available, private, and affordable, and 1...

DOI: 10.2196/56693 Full text Anxiety Digital mental health Feasibility study Life satisfaction +6

How Bud Craig's Insights Reshape the Research on Pain and Mind-Body Therapies.

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences October 23, 2024 Wolf Mehling 2 citations

With his elegant studies, Bud Craig determined the structural neural basis for interoception and critically expanded our conceptual understanding of it. Importantly, he placed pain in the framework of interoception and redefined pain as a homeostatic emotion. Craig understood emotions and pain as experiences based on inferential brain processes within the theoretical model of prediction...

DOI: 10.1007/7854_2024_521 Full text Meditation Mindfulness Homeostatic emotion Interoception +2

The association between mindfulness, resilience, and academic achievement of pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Public Health October 22, 2024 Mona Almanasef, Dalia Almaghaslah 7 citations

Background Literature suggests that mindfulness and resilience positively impact academic performance. This study was conducted to assess mindfulness and resilience levels among pharmacy students. The study also aimed to explore the relationship between mindfulness and resilience, as well as their effects on GPA, which serves as an indicator of academic performance. Methods The study utilized...

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1446460

Meditation, Psychedelics, and Their Pitfalls

October 22, 2024 Jan Benda

In this chapter, the roles of meditation and psychedelics within personal and transpersonal development are explored, challenging the notion that these experiences alone lead to personal growth. It highlights the importance of therapeutic contexts in integrating these experiences to address maladaptive schemas and foster therapeutic change. The chapter emphasizes that a journey toward an...

DOI: 10.4324/9781003504061-20 Meditation Archaeology

The Western Australian medical schools mindfulness project: a randomised controlled trial.

BMC Medical Education October 22, 2024 S Moore, Nahal Mavaddat, Kirsten Auret et al. 9 citations

Evidence for the longer-term benefits of online mindfulness training for medical students, including in the reduction of stress and improved wellbeing, is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a novel online mindfulness training program on trait mindfulness, wellbeing and study engagement of medical students at program completion and 6-month follow-up. This was a randomised...

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06128-0 Full text

VRZM: Exploring the Psycho-physiological Benefits of Zen Meditation in Immersive Environments

2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct October 21, 2024 Ajoy Kumar, Sahil Sankhyan, Kirti Tripathi et al.

Despite the increasing fascination with employing virtual reality (VR) for mental health treatments, the exploration of meditation within VR environments remains significantly underexplored. Additionally, a research gap remains on the impacts of VR-enabled Zen meditation on stress alleviation and physiological wellness. This study aims to address these gaps by examining the impact of VR-based...

DOI: 10.1109/ismar-adjunct64951.2024.00063

Effect of a single-session mindfulness-based intervention for reducing stress in family caregivers of people with dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

BMC Psychology October 21, 2024 Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Kee Lee Chou, Steven H Zarit et al. 8 citations

Caregiver stress can pose serious health and psychological concerns, highlighting the importance of timely interventions for family caregivers of people with dementia. Single-session mindfulness-based interventions could be a promising yet under-researched approach to enhancing their mental well-being within their unpredictable, time-constrained contexts. This trial will evaluate the...

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-02027-7 Full text Caregiver stress Family caregivers Mindfulness-based intervention People with dementia +1

The Effect Of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) In Reducing Anxiety In Unemployed Pilot School Graduates

Eduvest - Journal of Universal Studies October 20, 2024 Astrid Nur Alfaradais, Rismijati E. Koesma, Eni Nuraeni Nugrahawati

This study aims to determine the effect of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in reducing anxiety in unemployed pilot school graduates. The research method used in this study is to use an experimental research design. The research design that will be used in this study is a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were 9 graduates of the 2019 class of BIFA pilot...

DOI: 10.59188/eduvest.v4i10.44732

Exploring mindfulness interventions for stress resilience in newly graduated nurses: A qualitative study

Tzu Chi Medical Journal October 18, 2024 Shu-Chen Wang, Shih-Ming Shih, Li-Chuan Kuo

OBJECTIVES: In an aging society coping with workforce challenges, successful hospital management hinges on the recruitment and retention of nurses. It is of utmost priority to address job stress and fortify mental resilience. While quantitative research supports investigating the stress-alleviating effects of mindfulness for nursing staff, obtaining a direct perspective from nurses is essential...

DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_250_23 Full text Mindfulness Nursing staff Stress

Watching the experience of free will dissolve: The influence of intensive meditation on belief in free will.

PsyArXiv October 18, 2024 Kiana Marie Sabugo, James Elliott, Jonathan W. Schooler et al. preprint

While meditation research has primarily focused on mental health outcomes and immediate cognitive and affective benefits, little is known about its influence on higher-order beliefs, such as views on free will and personal agency. Despite substantial references to free will and related concepts in Buddhist philosophy, to our knowledge, there has been no empirical work investigating the...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/wx3fy