Abstract: Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group intervention recommended by NICE for adults who have experienced recurrent depression but is untested for adolescents. MBCT aims to teach people to recognise early indicators of depression, to avoid repetitive thinking patterns that make relapse more likely, and to respond to stressors in ways that protect mental...
Introdução: A insônia crônica caracteriza-se por dificuldade persistente para iniciar ou manter o sono ou despertar precoce, com prejuízos diurnos,¹,² e apresenta relação bidirecional com ansiedade e depressão.³ Embora a terapia cognitivo-comportamental seja o tratamento de primeira linha, sua disponibilidade é limitada.⁴ Nesse contexto, o mindfulness, baseado na atenção ao momento presente sem...
Introduction: During critical developmental periods, young family caregivers frequently take on unpaid caregiving for family members who are physically ill, have disabilities, or have mental health conditions. Ongoing caregiving pressure may be associated with a greater risk of anxiety and poorer mental health. Psychological flexibility and self-compassion reflect distinct but interrelated...
Abstract This article, drawn from a keynote panel discussion at the 2026 International Association of Community Development (IACD) Glasgow Conference marking 60 years of the Community Development Journal, explores the foundations, frontiers and futures of community development practice. It pursues two interwoven arguments. The first traces the critical-radical foundations of the field—from its...
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating condition that significantly impacts patients' quality of life (QoL). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a complementary therapy for chronic conditions. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an eight-week MBSR program in improving QoL, self-compassion, mindfulness, depression, and anxiety among COPD...
Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, and it can harm the mental health of affected people. The current research examined the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on the vitality and psychological well-being of prostate cancer patients. Methods: The current semi-experimental research was conducted with a pretest-posttest design, a control...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MBCT in reducing fear of cancer progression and enhancing post-traumatic growth (PTG) among women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods and Materials: A quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group design was conducted. Thirty women with stage I or II breast cancer were selected via purposive sampling from...
Neuro-Oncology PracticeOctober 22, 2026Sarah E Braun, Ashlee R Loughan, Autumn Lanoye et al.
Abstract: Background: Adult patients with primary brain tumors experience significant cognitive sequelae yet remain underrepresented in behavioral intervention research. We present the development and preliminary evaluation of C-SMART (Cognitive Strategies, Mindfulness, and Rehabilitation Therapy), an integrated cognitive rehabilitation and mindfulness-based intervention designed for patients...
Objective: This study examined the effects of mindfulness training on academic achievement, academic engagement, and academic procrastination among lower secondary school students. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest–posttest control-group design. Participants were lower secondary students in grades 7–9 who met the inclusion criteria and had no prior mindfulness...
Revista CuidarteOctober 22, 2026Yadira Mateo-Crisóstomo, Doriam Esperanza Camacho Rodríguez, Herlinda Aguilar Zavala et al.
Highlights El programa Path of Freedom destacó por su mayor efectividad al integrar mindfulness con inteligencia emocional y desarrollo de habilidades interpersonales. Las personas privadas de la libertad en sus primeros años de condena son más receptivas al mindfulness (por su mayor estrés y ansiedad), mientras que los que llevan muchos años en prisión muestran más resistencia al cambio. El...
Single-item measures are increasingly used to capture constructs that are impractical to assess with multi-item scales, yet their reliability is difficult to estimate and validity evidence is rarely combined across sources. Meditation-related states, which are embodied and often hard to verbalize, illustrate this challenge. The aim of this study is to present a multi-source framework and apply...
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major public health concern worldwide, and psychological stress is an important risk factor for CAD. MBSR, or mindfulness-based stress reduction, is showing promise as a non-medication intervention for stress management and cardiovascular health. This research aimed to evaluate the impacts of an MBSR program on cardiovascular performance in...
Research SquareOctober 22, 2026Hanae Tainaka, Sachiko Nagaya, Taeko Muramatsu et al.
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Abstract Background Clinical training is a significant stressor for nursing students, and those facing their first placement are particularly vulnerable. This preregistered randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated whether a 6-week mindfulness program delivered before first clinical training could prevent stress and anxiety. Methods Twenty-nine nursing students were randomly assigned to the...
Leaders across every sector face a common vulnerability: the involuntary collapse of developed capacity into reactive, survival-based instinct under pressure. Drawing on the Lenses of Leadership model, this paper argues that mindfulness is not a passive wellness practice but a rigorous training mechanism producing two complementary capacities: Illumination, the metacognitive awareness to detect...
Adolescence represents a period of significant changes across multiple domains. In Chile, approximately 500,000 adolescents have Special Educational Needs (SEN) and face compounded challenges in emotional regulation. Integrating time perspective flexibility with mindfulness practices offers a promising approach for supporting emotional intelligence development. This study explored the effects...
Background. Digital mindfulness and fear of missing out (FoMO) may help explain how university students experience their digital lives. This study examined whether FoMO statistically accounted for the association between digital mindfulness and perceived digital well-being (PDW). Methods. A cross-sectional online survey included 477 undergraduate students from three universities in Riyadh,...
Biophotons are ultra-weak photon emissions in the visible spectrum produced by living organisms. While extensively studied in plants, germinating seeds, and cell cultures, in vivo measurements on the human body remain relatively rare, and no systematic multi-method complexity analysis of human ultraweak photon emission (UPE) under controlled physiological modulation has been reported to date....
Abstract Background Anger dysregulation during adolescence can negatively affect emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, and academic functioning. Although meditation and yoga-based practices have been studied for emotional regulation, predictive machine-learning approaches remain comparatively limited. This study evaluates the feasibility of predicting self-reported improvement in...
본 연구의 목적은 유아 인성발달을 위한 명상놀이 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해 문헌 및 선행연구 고찰과 전문가 7명의 검토를 거쳐 알아차림의 시작, 나를 만나는 순간, 즐거운 표현, 함께하는 세상의 4개 영역, 총 16차시로 구성된 명상놀이 프로그램을 개발하였다. 프로그램의 효과를 검증하기 위해 P시에 소재한 유아교육기관의 만 5세 유아 46명(실험집단 25명, 비교집단 21명)을 대상으로 프로그램을 적용하였으며, 유아 인성발달 측정도구를 사용하여 사전⋅사후 검사를 실시하였다. 사전검사에서 두 집단의 인성발달 수준이 동질하지 않아 사전 점수를 공변인으로 하는 공분산분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 배려능력, 자기조절능력, 의사소통능력, 협업능력 및 인성발달 전체에서 실험집단의...
Research SquareOctober 21, 2026Bhuvan Israni, Tarun Israni
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Abstract Workplace stress poses persistent challenges to employee wellbeing, organisational performance, and workforce sustainability. While mindfulness is widely promoted to enhance resilience, individual coping mechanisms alone may be insufficient to address systemic stressors. Drawing on qualitative interviews (\((N = 28)\)) across private-sector organisations, this study explores employee...