Quality in SportMarch 28, 2026Klaudia Pazio, Michał Piskor, Dominika Strzalińska et al.
Cancer is a major burden in both the somatic and psychological dimensions. Oncology patients often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life resulting from both the diagnosis itself and the course of treatment. In recent years, growing attention has been paid to psychosocial interventions that help patients cope with these difficulties. One such approach...
Abstract Traditional mindfulness programs positively impact physical and mental health but often fail to meet the needs of our fast-paced society, whether offered online or in person. Mobile applications enable independent practice but provide limited support. A self-directed approach may enhance self-efficacy and improve outcomes. This study compares a self-directed four-week mindfulness...
This study develops and validates an intervention system for college students' tennis training. From the perspective of mindfulness meditation, it integrates virtual reality (VR) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) through a Back Propagation Neural Network (BPNN) model. The experiment divides respondents into three groups: VR mindfulness group, control group, and mindfulness group. It...
Background The mental health problem of college students has become an increasingly prominent public health problem. Mindfulness exercise (ME) is considered to be a promising way to improve psychological well-being. However, the underlying mechanisms by which mindfulness exercise affects mental health (MH) remain poorly understood. Based on the theory of self-regulation, this research explores...
Objective: Empirical evidence verifies the efficacy of mindfulness interventions in addressing heterogeneous stress forms across clinical and non-clinical populations. However, online mindfulness is increasingly emerging in diverse modalities across online platforms, propelled by ongoing technological advancements. This study aims to conduct a systematic analysis of the intervention effects of...
Introduction: University students are vulnerable to psychological distress due to the academic and social demands of this life stage. Mindfulness and self-compassion are effective and adaptable strategies in an academic environment that promote emotional regulation and psychological well-being. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the combined impact of...
Meditation is a widely recognized practice that enhances mental well-being and cognitive function. Despite advances in EEG meditation neuroscience, challenges persist in extracting robust and interpretable features from complex, non-stationary EEG signals. Existing classification methods often rely on limited feature sets and traditional machine learning approaches. These methods lack...
Abstract Objectives Deconstructive meditative practices (DMPs) aim to transform the perception of the self by fostering an understanding of its constructed and impermanent nature through self-inquiry. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of DMPs in improving mental health and psychological well-being among adults. Method Following PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive search was...
This two-wave longitudinal study investigates how loving-kindness compassion is associated with employees' psychological well-being through intrinsic motivation and self-acceptance, and how these organismic states are linked to proactive coping and relationship-maintenance behaviors. Data were collected over a one-month period. Data from 386 Vietnamese employees and 355 American respondents...
This chapter provides an in-depth review of AI-enhanced mindfulness interventions designed to alleviate student stress within digital learning environments. As educational institutions increasingly integrate technology into instruction and student support systems, learners encounter new and complex stressors, not fully addressed by traditional mindfulness programs. The review synthesizes...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the intervention effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with mindfulness training on emotional regulation ability and sleep quality in adolescents with depressive disorders, providing evidence for optimizing non-pharmacological intervention strategies for adolescent depression in clinical settings. Methods: A total of 200 adolescent...
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program on coping attitudes, self-compassion, and cancer-related empowerment among women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.Methods and Methods: A total of 80 women participated in this quasi-experimental study and were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n=40) or the control...
Abstract Objectives The study aimed to identify the within-person mediating mechanisms linking state mindfulness to mental health, wellbeing, and compassion. Method Participants (133 college students going through an eight-week mindfulness intervention, and 131 waitlist controls) provided daily measures of predictors (facets of mindfulness), mediators (rumination, cognitive interference,...
Abstract Objectives This randomized controlled trial examined mechanisms underlying meditation-induced changes in self-related processes and compared attentional and deconstructive meditation. The objectives were to (1) examine whether components of selflessness mediate the effects of meditation on dysfunctional attitudes, identity threat, and depressive symptoms, and (2) compare the effects...
This study examined the impact of an eight-session group counseling program that combined cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with mindfulness meditation on three key aspects: self-efficacy, cognitive flexibility, and self-compassion. The study group consisted of 17 university students from several faculties at a public university in Southern Anatolia, Türkiye. The data were gathered using the...
PsyArXivMarch 25, 2026Sam Malins, Cosmin Manolescu, Tim Sweeney et al.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is a group psychological therapy that prevents relapse amongst people with recurrent depression. However, many people who attend MBCT do not fully benefit. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability and initial clinical utility of personalised smart-messaging as an adjunct to remote Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (rMBCT) for recurrent depression...
Pain MedicineMarch 25, 2026Lorena S Nunes, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Benjamin C. Nephew et al.
Dear Editor, Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is increasingly prevalent across populations and ages.1 Low back pain is currently the leading cause of disability worldwide.2 Beyond widespread effects on individual functioning and well-being, the financial,3 psychological,4 and social5 implications of cLBP are vast. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is effective in decreasing various pain...
Yoga is a form of integrative health that combines a person's physical, mental, and spiritual health through body movements, conscious breathing, and meditation. Purpose of the article is to analyze and substantiate the role of yoga in shaping intrinsic motivation for a healthy lifestyle among higher education students. The study focuses on the psychological and physiological mechanisms that...
This review examines what constitutes heart rate variability (HRV), the relationship between HRV and the autonomic nervous system, and the physiology driving HRV. HRV is correlated with vagal nerve activity and parasympathetic nervous activation. Higher HRV is correlated with youth, active lifestyle, adaptive capacity, and good health. Next, the review examines the medical significance of HRV,...
Abstract Background Mindfulness has been shown to enhance emotional well-being and cognitive performance, yet much of this evidence stems from interventions requiring prolonged practice, making them time-consuming and less accessible. Recent studies suggest that brief mindfulness sessions may also yield positive outcomes, but the effectiveness of such interventions in virtual reality (VR) and...