MindfulnessJuly 10, 2025Nimrod Polak, Ephraim S. Grossman
Individuals with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) often experience significant emotional challenges arising from negative learning experiences. Mindfulness interventions may provide support in addressing these difficulties. This study examined how mindfulness, cultivated through an MBSR intervention, influences stress-related symptoms among individuals with SLD. It explored the...
Psychological ServicesJuly 10, 2025Rachel L. Dyer, Katherine M Zimmerman, Xinxuyang Zhao et al.2 citations
In recent decades, depression and anxiety have worsened among American adults. Meditation apps may provide an accessible route for reducing these symptoms. However, many users experience barriers to persisting in their use of these apps. Prior research has identified psychosocial and practical barriers and facilitators to the use of meditation apps, as well as barriers and facilitators related...
Schoolteachers are considered as one of the most stressful professions worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the effect of brief mindfulness meditation practice via video streaming on schoolteachers' mental health. Public school teachers were recruited through paper flyers and relevant social media. Participants were randomly assigned to either the meditation or the control group. Blind...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been previously linked with improved cognition and reduced stress, anxiety, and depression. Yet, traditional MBIs are lengthy and resource intensive. Brief and online MBIs represent a bridge into more extensive practice—but questions of whether these protocols improve cognition and affect remain. The present experiment used a randomized longitudinal...
Introduction: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are commonly exposed to work-related stress, potentially leading to burnout syndrome. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is recognized for its potential to alleviate distress, reduce emotional exhaustion, and enhance attention to the present moment. This study evaluates the effectiveness of MBSR in improving stress management and emotional...
Online mindfulness may be an effective non-pharmacological mental health intervention. To evaluate the effectiveness of an online mindfulness platform in ameliorating anxiety, depression, and stress in patients with chronic diseases. In this randomized controlled study, 97 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the online intervention group (N = 47) or the control group (N =...
The high anxiety rate among students, especially prospective teachers, is a significant concern in higher education. Unmanaged anxiety can negatively affect quality of life, academic performance, and professional competence. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in reducing state and trait anxiety among undergraduate students in education...
Meditation has been shown to reduce various forms of suffering and increase well-being. However, its broad effectiveness raises the question: In what way does meditation reduce suffering? We explore this question systematically, proposing that meditation’s effectiveness stems not from addressing specific types of suffering but from dismantling underlying mechanisms that create the conditions...
The general public is largely aware of meditation, and there is compelling evidence the practice has health benefits. But many people who are aware of meditation have not tried it, and those who do often struggle to establish a regular practice. The barriers to meditation are generally understood and include a lack of knowledge, a lack of time, and unclear benefits. These barriers present an...
Mindfulness interventions for test anxiety in a college student population are beneficial. This study expands on the existing literature by examining how online mindfulness practices may help alleviate anxiety and test anxiety in college students utilizing a waitlist control group (WLC). This study assessed the effects of online mindfulness practices over a five-week period on anxiety and test...
eNeuroJuly 7, 2025Andy Jeesu Kim, Keran Chen, Ying Tian et al.
Neuroimaging data reveal that a functional locus coeruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) system is critical in maintaining cognitive performance during aging. However, older adults show reduced LC integrity and altered functional connectivity, demonstrating both structural declines and dysfunction. The LC-NA system mediates mechanisms of attention processing and eye tracking studies have shown that...
The objective of the present study was to characterize the effects of long-term meditation (LTM) on directed connectivity patterns during resting-state and meditative brain states. Specifically, it was aimed to identify major cortical sources of information flow and target regions of information influx, and to reveal which frequency-specific oscillatory networks are critically involved in...
Both psychedelic substances and meditation have been proposed to facilitate personally meaningful and transformative experiences, with insights playing a central role. However, previous research has mainly relied on questionnaires, limiting the range of insights that can be identified. In this study, we recruited participants who provided narrative reports of insights in personally meaningful...
Abstract Objectives Over the past two decades, mindfulness research conducted in school settings has grown rapidly, with a range of programs now in circulation. Given this burgeoning research area, the present review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of school-based mindfulness programs on student psychological, social-emotional, cognitive and educational outcomes. Method Published and...
Two studies were conducted to investigate: (1) the effects of dispositional mindfulness and short-term mindfulness induction on prosocial willingness, (2) the mediating roles of moral identity and moral disengagement, and (3) age-related differences between young adolescents (12-15 years) and young adults (18-24 years). In Study 1, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 271 college...
This study uses experimental methodologies to examine whether task-related visual meditation can overcome procrastination. The experiment lasted four days and involved randomly dividing people into two groups, giving two groups different visual meditation content and the identical tasks, and comparing how long it took the participants in the two groups to finish the task to see if there was any...
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness has emerged as a promising mental health and wellness practice, but perceptions and experiences regarding its use for chronic illness care have not been well elucidated. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of people living with Parkinson’s disease on using mindfulness techniques for rehabilitation. Method This is a qualitative descriptive study...
Mindfulness interventions are indicated to be effective in reducing psychological symptoms faced by patients with cancer. However, there is a lack of revised evidence on their effectiveness during the active treatment phase. To address this research gap, we conducted a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with adult patients written in English, published in PubMed, Web of Science,...
Background: Endometriosis presents diagnostic challenges and has profound impacts, encompassing physical and psychological symptoms, relationship difficulties, and disruptions in daily life. The emotional burden is pervasive, intensified by feelings of anxiety, depression, guilt, and shame. Despite extensive exploration of risk factors such as pelvic pain, knowledge about protective factors for...
ABSTRACT The present study applied spectral Granger causality analysis to electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings obtained during Focused Attention Meditation (FAM), Open Monitoring Meditation (OMM), and Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) in highly experienced meditators. The aim of the investigation was to uncover distinct connectivity signatures associated with each meditation style by...