Current Opinion in Psychology
February 1, 2026
Karin Matko, Nicholas T. van Dam
4 citations
Despite the growing popularity of mindfulness, mindfulness-based programs (MBPs), and meditation, potential harms have largely been overlooked. Recent studies reveal that 25-87 % of those who engage in meditation report adverse effects (AEs), with 3-37 % experiencing functional impairment (e.g., inability to work). It remains unclear to what extent AEs reflect transitory discomfort vs. lasting...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
February 1, 2026
Jonathan M. Lieberman, Matthew D. Sacchet
2 citations
Despite decades of progress in the neuroscience of consciousness, prevailing empirical paradigms remain largely anchored in the study of typical, content-rich states that are characterized by layered perceptual, cognitive, affective, and self-referential processes. Such complexity may obscure the neural mechanisms that give rise to conscious experience. Here, we propose that advanced...
Clinical Psychology Review
February 1, 2026
Liucan Xu, Simon B. Goldberg, Lin Zhang et al.
1 citation
Second-generation mindfulness-based interventions (SG-MBIs), which integrate ethical and moral practices, have emerged as promising treatments for depressive and anxiety symptoms. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of SG-MBIs in reducing depression and anxiety among adults. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including adults from clinical...
BMJ mental health
February 1, 2026
Elvin Tsz-Fung Wong, Eric Kam-Pui Lee, Phoenix Kit-Han Mo et al.
Loneliness is highly prevalent among Chinese older adults. Mindfulness-based interventions for older adults (MBOA) have demonstrated potential in alleviating loneliness. However, few studies have employed active controls with long-term follow-up. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of MBOA in reducing loneliness compared with social contact control (SCC). This parallel, randomised...
Cancer Medicine
February 1, 2026
Michael J Rovito, Colin F O'Mahony, Kamalie Thomas et al.
Testicular cancer (TC) disproportionately affects younger men and carries unique psychosocial and physiological consequences that extend well beyond treatment. Despite favorable survival rates, TC survivors frequently report diminished health-related quality of life (HRQoL). These burdens are often compounded by masculinity-related identity disruptions, fear of recurrence, sexual dysfunction,...
Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
January 31, 2026
Mohammad Jawad Mirzaee
Depression is highly prevalent among university students worldwide, yet evidence from Afghanistan is limited. This study examined the protective roles of spirituality, mindfulness, and hope against depression among 450 undergraduate and master’s students from four universities in Kabul during the 2025 academic year. The sample was predominantly young adults, with 43.1% aged 18–22 years and...
Ved International Journal of Arts Commerce and Technology
January 31, 2026
Shailesh Kumar Yadav
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) which function as structured programmes for training people to maintain non-judgmental focus on their current experience have gained research attention as an effective non-drug treatment approach to resolve two main problems which affect higher education students their decreasing mental health and their stagnant academic participation. The research...
Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal
January 31, 2026
Misrawati Misrawati, Salsa Adelia Rahmadani, Fera Rahmawati et al.
Background: A significant worldwide health concern that raises morbidity and death, particularly in older persons, is hypertension. Psychological stress can worsen blood pressure, making non-pharmacological approaches such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) valuable. This study applies MBCT using the Neuman Systems Model while integrating ontological, epistemological, and axiological...
BMC Psychology
January 31, 2026
Childhood trauma and anxiety symptoms among Chinese university students: the moderating and mediating roles of mindfulness.
Education and Development
January 31, 2026
Nara Hari Acharya, Tika Ram Pokhrel
This study explored the teachers’ reflections on the meditation strategies used during the training sessions for teaching and learning mathematics. The meditation practice was conducted among 88 basic-level teachers who participated in the physical or the online mode of training in the teachers' professional development (TPD) training program organized by government of Nepal. All the...
Misykat al-Anwar Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Masyarakat
January 31, 2026
Ahmad Nubail, Lazuardi Fadhlan Arrazy, Zul Fadhli Sultani et al.
This paper examines meditation, a practice that has become a global trend and is increasingly promoted as a therapeutic intervention in health-related contexts. This development has contributed to a shift in the public perception of meditation—from a religious tradition to a medicalized instrument—potentially detaching it from its original spiritual and religious meanings. Accordingly, this...
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
January 31, 2026
Itryah Itryah, Adek Tri Hartati
This study examined the effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on vocational high school students’ academic stress prior to examinations. A quantitative quasi-experimental design with a non-randomized pretest–posttest control group was employed. Thirty-four tenth-grade students were assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group participated in six mindfulness...
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
January 31, 2026
Lissy Goralnik, Laurie Thorp, Robert B. Richardson
1 citation
Abstract A focus on cognitive – rather than affective or embodied - learning in higher education limits opportunities for students to practice reflexive and collaborative competencies that support effective participation in social-environmental problem solving. At the same time, undergraduate learners are struggling, seeking help for problems related to everyday life in higher numbers than ever...
BMC Psychology
January 30, 2026
Trait mindfulness refers to an individual’s inherent capacity to maintain sustained awareness and focus on present experiences. This characteristic is naturally present in the population, even without intentional mindfulness training, and is significantly negatively correlated with negative emotions, anxiety, and depression. Fear is an adaptive response to threat, but excessive generalization...
International Journal of Medical Sciences
January 30, 2026
Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness Program vs Audio-Guided Mindfulness on Depression, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Dementia Family Caregivers: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial.
Race and Social Problems
January 30, 2026
Katie Rodriguez, Grace Kinsky, Theresa Ngan Nguyen et al.
Abstract Interethnic relations are often characterized by power asymmetries, reduced empathy and compassion, and less favorable intergroup attitudes. This study examined whether brief mindfulness instruction could improve the quality of a dyadic perspective-giving and perspective-taking interaction. In a virtual setting, power-asymmetric dyads (Latinx and White non-Latinx participants) were...
Journal of the T S Eliot Society of Korea
January 30, 2026
The T. S. Eliot Society Of Korea, Seongchil Park
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence(AI) has reshaped contemporary life and intensified philosophical questions concerning human consciousness and selfhood. While AI systems increasingly simulate cognitive and creative processes, they remain confined to surface-level cognition and instrumental reasoning. This paper argues that the AI era calls for a renewed inquiry into deeper...
Preprints.org
January 30, 2026
Luis Miguel Gallardo, Saamdu Chetri
preprint
Hypnosis has traditionally been conceptualized as a clinical technique for symptom reduction, yet emerging neuroscience evidence suggests it functions more fundamentally as a mechanism of emotion regulation and self-integration. This integrative review synthesizes research from cognitive neuroscience, affective science, and clinical hypnosis to examine how hypnotic states modulate large-scale...
Scientific Reports
January 30, 2026
Lucy B G Tan, Marius Golubickis, C Neil Macrae
1 citation
Brief mindfulness-based meditation exerts a potent influence on social cognition. What is not yet understood, however, is whether and how it impacts an important facet of daily life-risk taking. Specifically, it is unclear the extent to which a single episode of mindfulness meditation shapes risk-taking behavior. Addressing this issue, here we examined the effects of mindfulness meditation on...
Journal of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies
January 29, 2026
Leslie Burton, Amanda Tatnall, Aedan Frumento
Abstract The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between a meditation app and anxiety. The effect of a free 13 minute guided meditation exercise (Take a Break!) on State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores was evaluated in a normative sample of 75 undergraduate students. The only significant group difference was for state anxiety after intervention, such that the meditation...