Middle school is a phase where these young students are expected to focus, manage their learning, balance their emotions, and perform well in academics- all at once. It is difficult for the students to accomplish any of these regularly in the world crowded with digital distractions, and intensifying academic pressure. This chapter examines whether a simple, ancient breath-awareness practice...
The growing recognition of affective factors in mathematics learning has positioned mindfulness interventions as a promising approach to mitigating mathematics anxiety and enhancing academic performance. Despite increasing scholarly attention, the research landscape remains fragmented, with limited synthesis of publication trends, influential works, thematic developments, as well as global...
Emotion introspection has been proposed as a key mechanism through which mental health or well-being interventions (such as meditation or psychotherapy) act. However, so far, evidence has almost exclusively come from questionnaire measures. Here, we propose a brain-based measure of emotion introspection. We recruited 25 participants to perform an emotion introspection task after completing a...
Background: Organ transplantation technology provides life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage organ failure. However, family members of donors face psychological harm due to the urgent decision-making process regarding organ donation and the associated stigmatization, highlighting an urgent need for mental health support. Methods: This study used the User Version of the Mobile...
Rapid urbanization and unequal urban-rural development have driven large-scale internal migration in low- and middle-income countries, placing internal migrant children at increased risk for psychological distress and sociocultural marginalization. Although schools are critical settings for prevention, targeted interventions that support migrant students' psychological ("feeling well") and...
Research SquareJune 17, 2026Tanya Dudinskaya, Miliaikeala Heen, Joel Lieberman et al.
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Abstract Objectives Law enforcement officers (LEOs) experience chronic occupational stressors linked to psychological and physiological challenges, with limited research on social health impacts. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of the pilot Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training for First Responders (MBRT-FR) on LEOs’ psychological, physiological, and social...
Despite rapidly growing interest in meditation, research has disproportionately emphasized short-term outcomes in novices and mindfulness-based practices, leaving advanced and long-term meditation largely unexplored. This review examines how sustained and skill-developed meditation practices positively shape well-being, interpersonal relationships, and emotion regulation. Following PRISMA...
Mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating practices are associated with healthier eating and lower body weight. However, experimental research in this area has shown mixed effects on food intake and theoretical accounts are underdeveloped. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating interventions on food intake...
Depressive and anxiety symptoms are one of the leading causes of years lived with disability worldwide. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to be one of the proven treatments for improving mild and moderate cases of depression and anxiety. However, there is still a gap regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of MBIs in the real world, especially in low- and middle-income...