Meditation research published in 2024 (page 29)

Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping

Preprints.org May 20, 2024 preprint

Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping

DOI: 10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1

Brief Meditation on Test Anxiety of Eighth Grade Chinese Students: Chain-Mediating Roles of Mindfulness and Self-Efficacy

School Mental Health May 20, 2024 Ning Yue, Chieh Li, Shangwen Si et al.

Numerous studies have revealed an alarming prevalence of test anxiety among Chinese junior high school students. Prevention of test anxiety in this population has become crucial. Brief meditation intervention (BMI) has shown promising results for promoting students’ well-being and reducing test anxiety, but its mechanism for reducing test anxiety remains unknown. This study examined the effects...

DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09652-y Full text Education

Resilience, mindfulness, anxiety, and depression within a dual-continua model of mental health approach

Journal of Happiness and Health May 19, 2024 Bridget Kennedy, Nicholas Sims-Rhodes, Jacob Avendano et al.

Mental health research is often focused on alleviating psychological distress rather than increasing well-being. This study approached mental health from a dual-continua model (DCM) framework, which allows for distress and well-being to co-occur. The aims of the present study were to expand upon DCM literature by examining differences in psychological well-being indicators among a broad adult...

DOI: 10.47602/johah.v4i1.54 Full text Anxiety Depression Well-being Resilience +1

Impact of a mindfulness‐based intervention on neurobehavioral functioning and its association with large‐scale brain networks in preterm young adolescents

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences May 17, 2024 Vanessa Siffredi, Maria Chiara Liverani, Natalia B. Fernandez et al. 2 citations

AIM: Adolescents born very preterm (VPT; <32 weeks of gestation) face an elevated risk of executive, behavioral, and socioemotional difficulties. Evidence suggests beneficial effects of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on these abilities. This study seeks to investigate the association between the effects of MBI on executive, behavioral, and socioemotional functioning and reliable changes...

DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13675 Mindfulness Socioemotional selectivity theory Coactivation Association psychology +6

A Cognitive Investigation of the Zen Meditation through the Lens of Thousand-Brain Intelligence and the Cerebral Reward System

Qeios May 17, 2024 Zhiqing Wang preprint

Zen Buddhism is perceived by many Buddhists as the path to transcendent truth, and Zen meditation is considered as an effective and representative approach. This article seeks to decipher the Zen meditation experience with the latest findings from Hawkins' theory of thousand-brain intelligence and the cerebral rewarding system. According to the findings, it suggests that Zen meditation might...

DOI: 10.32388/m51nwh

The influence of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation training on the clinical efficacy and quality of life of patients with sarcopenia receiving haemodialysis: a randomised controlled trial.

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies May 17, 2024 Yong-Yao Wu, Yi-Yi Gao, Jing-Qiao Wang et al. 14 citations

To study the effect of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation training on the clinical efficacy and quality of life in patients with sarcopenia receiving maintenance haemodialysis (MHD). Eligible patients with sarcopenia in our hospital were randomly assigned to a control group (n = 24) and an intervention group (n = 25). The control group received conventional...

DOI: 10.1186/s12906-024-04485-3 Full text Maintenance haemodialysis Mindfulness meditation Progressive muscle relaxation Quality of life +1

Harmony Amidst Turmoil: Navigating Conflict with Mindfulness

Conflict Management - Organizational Happiness, Mindfulness, and Coping Strategies May 15, 2024 Zohreh Hosseinzadeh

Conflict can lead to lower employee productivity and job satisfaction. By incorporating mindfulness practices into the workplace, organizations create an environment where employees can respond thoughtfully and promote a harmonious and cooperative atmosphere. Mindfulness is the act of paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. It enables us to...

DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1003050

Short-term meditation training alters brain activity and sympathetic responses at rest, but not during meditation

Scientific Reports May 15, 2024 Anna Rusinova, Maria Volodina, Alexei Ossadtchi

Abstract Although more people are engaging in meditation practices that require specialized training, few studies address the issues associated with nervous activity pattern changes brought about by such training. For beginners, it remains unclear how much practice is needed before objective physiological changes can be detected, whether or not they are similar across the novices and what are...

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60932-8

The Effect of Positive Mindfulness Therapy on Affective Capital and Metaemotions among Women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت May 14, 2024 Maryam Najafi, Ilnaz Sajjadian, Gholamreza Manshaee

Generalized anxiety disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that is defined as excessive and unreasonable worry about everyday events and activities. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of positive mindfulness therapy on the affective capital and metaemotions of women with generalized anxiety disorder in Isfahan, Iran. The research method was a...

DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2024.136133.2396 Full text Generalized anxiety disorder Positive mindfulness therapy Affective capital Metaemotion

Are Subjective Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Related to Changes in Cardiac and Cortical Responses to a Stress Task?

Mindfulness May 14, 2024 Ivan Nyklíček, G.J.M. van Boxtel, Loek J. van der Donk et al. 2 citations

Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to decrease general feelings of distress. It is not known to what extent such beneficial effects are associated with attenuation of physiological responses to challenging psychological situations. The aim of the present study was to examine potential associations between general decreases in subjective distress and...

DOI: 10.1007/s12671-024-02358-x Full text Mindfulness-based stress reduction Stress linguistics Task project management Public health +3

Frequent Lucid Dreaming Is Associated with Meditation Practice Styles, Meta-Awareness, and Trait Mindfulness.

Brain Sciences May 14, 2024 Elena Gerhardt, Benjamin Baird 3 citations

Lucid dreaming involves becoming aware that one’s current experience is a dream, which has similarities with the notion of mindfulness—becoming aware of moment-to-moment changes in experience. Additionally, meta-awareness, the ability to explicitly notice the current content of one’s own mental state, has also been proposed to play an important role both in lucid dreaming and mindfulness...

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14050496 Full text Lucid dreaming Conscious dreaming Dream control Nocturnal adventures +5

Volitional mental absorption in meditation: Toward a scientific understanding of advanced concentrative absorption meditation and the case of jhana.

Heliyon May 14, 2024 Winson F.z. Yang, Terje Sparby, Malcolm Wright et al. 30 citations

Meditation has been integral to human culture for millennia, deeply rooted in various spiritual and contemplative traditions. While the field of contemplative science has made significant steps toward understanding the effects of meditation on health and well-being, there has been little study of advanced meditative states, including those achieved through intense concentration and absorption....

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31223 Full text Meditation Jhana Deep meditative states Advanced meditative absorption +11

Reduced stress among COVID-symptomatic undergraduates: act with awareness, nonjudgment, and nonreactivity as key facets of mindfulness

Adolescent Psychiatry May 13, 2024 Zoe Sirotiak, J. Adamowicz, E. B. Thomas

Objective: Associations between mindfulness and improved physical and psychological health have been established, but COVID-19 presents a novel context. This study examined the relation between individual mindfulness facets and general stress among college students experiencing at least one symptom of acute COVID-19 infection in the context of the pandemic. Methods: Five hundred sixteen...

DOI: 10.2174/0122106766288982240509041026 Full text

Mindfulness meditation use in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS One May 13, 2024 Otto Simonsson, Stephen D. Fisher 2 citations

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence and associations of mindfulness meditation use and also its perceived mental health effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Using repeated cross-sectional data from broad online samples weighted to be representative of the adult population in Britain, we estimated the prevalence of mindfulness meditation use and...

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303349 Mindfulness Meditation Pandemic Logistic regression +6

Slow art plus: developing and piloting a single session art gallery-based intervention for mental health promotion via a mixed method waitlist randomized control trial

Frontiers in Public Health May 13, 2024 Andy Hau Yan Ho, Stephanie Hilary Xinyi Ma, Jing Ting Ng et al. 4 citations

IntroductionThe current study builds on the expertise of National Gallery Singapore and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) in developing and piloting an enhanced version of the Slow Art program, namely “Slow Art Plus” for mental health promotion.MethodsA single-site, open-label, waitlist Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design comprising of a treatment group and waitlist control...

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1238564 Full text Mindfulness Social prescribing Participatory art Self-compassion +1

Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Intervention with a Metacognitive Intervention in Reducing Anxiety Symptoms and Rumination in Women with Multiple Sclerosis

پژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی May 12, 2024 Sedighe Ebadi, Hoda Babaei Kafaki

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based cognitive intervention and a metacognitive intervention on anxiety symptoms and rumination in patients with multiple sclerosis. The method of this study was based on the purpose and research design and was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with a control group. For this purpose, among all women with MS under...

DOI: 10.22059/japr.2022.322615.643829 Full text Anxiety Multiple sclerosis Rumination Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy +1

Predicting Treatment Plan Adherence Based on Mindfulness and Self-efficacy Beliefs in Patients with Chronic Pain

Thrita May 12, 2024 Alireza Shokrgozar, Masoumeh Ghadirian Niyari

: The present research aimed to predict treatment plan adherence based on mindfulness and self-efficacy beliefs in patients with chronic pain. This cross-sectional and correlational study focused on all patients with chronic pain who visited Shahid Rajaei and Shahid Madani Hospitals in Karaj during the last six months of 2022. A total of 150 individuals were selected using the convenience...

DOI: 10.5812/thrita-146427

Offering Attachment-Based Mindfulness Therapy and Evaluating Its Efficacy on the Quality of Love and Empathy in Women Who Have Experienced Marital Infidelity

پژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی May 12, 2024 Masomeh Shamsi, Davood Taghvaei, Hosein Davoodi

The aim of this study was to develop an attachment-based mindfulness therapy and evaluate its effectiveness on the quality of love and empathy in women experiencing marital infidelity. The research method of the present study was a comparative analysis using the Breddy method in the qualitative part and a quasi-experiment with pretest, posttest and control group with two-month follow-up in the...

DOI: 10.22059/japr.2022.321684.643810 Full text Marital infidelity Attachment-based mindfulness therapy Quality of love Empathy

The Efficacy of Group Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training on Premenstrual Symptoms and Anxiety

پژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی May 12, 2024 Mona Rezaee, Esmat Danesh, Narges Saliminia

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based group stress reduction training on premenstrual symptoms and anxiety in women. This study was a practical and quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest follow-up and a control group. The statistical population of this study included all female students of Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch in 2017, of which...

DOI: 10.22059/japr.2022.306278.643579 Full text Anxiety Mindfulness Premenstrual symptoms

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance among Firefighters in Isfahan

پژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی May 12, 2024 Mohammad Soltanizadeh, Hamid Kazemi, Neda Darabi et al.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on emotion regulation and stress tolerance among firefighters in Isfahan. The research was conducted as a quasi-experimental study with a control group and random assignments, using a pretest and a posttest. Thirty firefighters were selected from six stations of all fire stations and then randomly...

DOI: 10.22059/japr.2021.311613.643663 Full text Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Emotion regulation Distress tolerance Firefighters

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