Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity
2025
Sasima Pakulanon, Haruthai Petviset
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to compare the effects of imagery training and mindfulness meditation training on competitive anxiety and heart rate variability in university athletes in Chiangrai, Thailand. Methods 30 university athletes were randomly allocated into three groups: imagery training group, mindfulness meditation training group and control group. The participants in the...
Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
2025
Yukun Zhu, Haiyan Zhang, Bing Liu et al.
Abstract Positive thinking meditation, as an effective method that can reduce stress and enhance the sense of well-being in life, is becoming a hot research topic in related fields in various countries. In this paper, bio-signal data, such as EEG, of subjects were collected through meditation experiments, and combined with fNIRS signals to form a bio-signal dataset for research. The collected...
Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2025
Jeffrey M Greeson, Jason J Hutchings, Mary E Keenan-Pfeiffer et al.
Background: There is surging interest in workplace mindfulness programs to address employee stress, resilience, and performance, however, significant gaps in knowledge remain around feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and predictors of therapeutic change. Objective: This study evaluated whether a brief, 4-session Mindfulness Skills Course (MSC) for university employees, covered by the...
Physis: Revista de Saúde Coletiva
2025
Flavia Cristiane Kolchraiber, Luiza Hiromi Tanaka, Losang Tenzin Negi et al.
Abstract Objective: To understand and assess the effects of Cognitive-Based Compassion Training (CBCT®) in promoting collective well-being on the outskirts. Method: This is participatory action research with socially vulnerable population in São Paulo, Brazil. Qualitative data from the community-based participant research (CBPR) model, rounds of conversation (n=41), evaluation work plan (n=18),...
Journal of Psychological Dynamics in Mood Disorders
2025
Khatere Ghorbanpour Dehsorkh
Objective: Student periods are always accompanied by various challenges, including increased alexithymia and test anxiety, and decreased adjustment to college. Consequently, the aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based education on alexithymia, test anxiety, and adjustment to college in students. Methods and Materials: This research was a...
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
2025
Adya M Sidharth, Christina Tony
The current study aspires to inquire about the interdependence between Mindfulness and Cognitive - Somatic Anxiety among Young and Middle Adults in India. This quantitative research encompassed a cohort of 121 individuals, including 58 young adults and 63 middle adults. A convenient sampling technique was utilized to derive the samples from the population. Data collection was executed employing...
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD
2025
J. Gayle Beck
Abstract This chapter focuses on educating clients about avoidance and mindfulness. In this session therapists explain the connection between trauma-related memories and avoidance and the hierarchies of trauma cues. Exploring cues that are subtle trauma-related triggers with one group member will help other group members understand how to unpack their own situational reminders. In this session...
Psychology of Woman Journal
2025
Somaye Fallah, Nahid Enayati Kalmani, Azadeh Shaali et al.
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on psychological symptoms and anxiety sensitivity in women with panic disorder. Methods and Materials: The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test assessments. The statistical population included women with panic disorder who attended counseling centers in...
The Iranian Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2025
Narges Hajizeynali
Article type: Original Research How to cite this article: Atri, R., Shafizadeh, H., & Soleimani, N. (2025). The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Anxiety and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Iranian Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 4(1), 64-72. https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.jndd.4.1.8 © 2025 the...
The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
2025
Ryan Askey-Jones, Chris Gaskell, Olga Karagiorgou Johnstone
Abstract Depression is a highly common condition (World Health Organisation, 2022). Although many people demonstrate recovery there are marked levels of relapse. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective in preventing relapse. To date, the majority of studies do not primarily focus on the cost-effectiveness of MBCT within health care utilisation and workplace absenteeism. This...
Quarterly of Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
2025
Sajedeh Behtaj, Shahram Vaziri, Sara Hashemi
Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the role of protocol type in the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy on sexual function. Methods and Materials: This research employed a meta-analytic design conducted to synthesize and analyze the results of various studies. The statistical population of this study included all research examining the effect of mindfulness-based...
Psychology of Woman Journal
2025
Maryam AleKasir, Maryam Abbasian Haddadan
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on psychological capital, perceived social support, and learned helplessness in women with psoriasis. Methods and Materials: The research method was semi-experimental, with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all...
Mental Health and Lifestyle Journal
2025
Soraya Jalili, Seyed Ali Aleyasin
The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based schema therapy on cognitive emotion regulation in men with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The research method was classified as a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test, including an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all men with generalized...
THE NEW ARMENIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
2025
Fatima Ibrahim, Maryam Muhammad Ibrahim, Somayeh Jamalivand
Introduction. In the current study the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on anxiety of pregnant women during the coronavirus outbreak were evaluated. Materials and methods. A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out among 72 pregnant women who presented at gynecology clinics in hospitals, Tehran, Iran, for prenatal care during January and April2019. The 17-item short form of...
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2025
Rozita Farrashzadehjelodar, Rajabali Mohammadzadeh Admolaee
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on psychological flexibility and zest for life in adolescents. Methods and Materials: The research method was a quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups, including pre-test and post-test. The statistical population consisted of adolescents who referred to...
International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture
2025
Mahboubeh Amani
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of MBCT on academic motivation, self-efficacy, and academic procrastination among high school students. Methods and Materials: A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and control group was used. The study included 30 high school students selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Participants were randomly assigned...
IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia
2025
Noraini Abdul Wahab, Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an experiential group intervention adapted from Buddhist meditational practice aimed at treating recurrent depression. Our scoping review explored the MBCT effectiveness in multicultural settings and whether any adaptations were made to enhance it. By using Arksey and O’Malley's framework, our review examined randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...
The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
2025
Hillary Maxwell, Sacha Dubois, Dwight Mazmanian et al.
Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can alter day-to-day life. While changes in cognition and physical function are most often cited, emotional disturbances, notably depression, are also common. For individuals who experience depression symptoms, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may afford the opportunity to address these symptoms by teaching skills to mitigate negative thought...
IIAI Letters on Business and Decision Science
2025
Satoko Nishizawa, Takaya Yuizono
This study investigates the influence of body usage on creativity drawing. We examined the effects of physical exercise and meditation on creativity in second-year junior high school students (N=97) through a within-subjects experiment. Participants performed three-minute sessions of calisthenics and meditation before drawing, and their artworks were analyzed for differences in area, color...
International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture
2025
Mina Ansari, Ghodratollah Abbasi, Ramezan Hassanzadeh
Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of MBSR in improving pain self-efficacy and Hope in women with breast cancer. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included breast cancer patients referred to Bazarganan Hospital, Tehran, in 2022. Thirty patients were purposively selected and randomly...