Objectives. Contemporary psychotherapy and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) show well-documented benefits for symptom reduction, emotion regulation, and attentional control. Yet they are most often framed as refining an already given self rather than as modifying the deeper structures through which experience is centered as “mine,” a level that has received comparatively little explicit...
[Problem] Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) produce well-documented clinical benefits, yet a possible dissociation between attentional skill and deeper self-structural transformation remains undertheorized: some experienced practitioners attain high scores on standard mindfulness measures while showing limited corresponding change in self-referential processing—a pattern this paper terms...
MindfulnessJune 12, 2026J. Thambyrajah, S. A. Perera, S. Handunnetti et al.
This study aimed at comparing dopamine, glutamate, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in blood in a group of long-term skilled meditators with a control group to explore the association of meditation on these three neurotransmitters in one cohort. A comparative analytical laboratory-based study was conducted on long-term skilled meditators (LTSM, n = 30) and a non-meditator control (n =...
Mindfulness has been widely conceptualized and measured across various fields. With increasing attention to the healthy usage of social media, the present study aims to develop a measurement scale for social media mindfulness, intended to guide users towards purposeful and intentional usage, thereby alleviating the adverse effects on mental health caused by obsessive or addictive use of social...
Abstract BackgroundMigraine ranks among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Comorbid depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in patients with migraine and are associated with worsened pain severity, greater migraine-related disability, and poorer migraine prognosis. Despite this burdensome comorbidity, the treatment of these co-occurring disorders has rarely been studied. While...
Mindfulness has been linked to lower psychological distress. Yet, it remains unclear how, or the mechanism(s) by which, mindfulness reduces psychological distress, particularly during times of heightened, prolonged stress. The present research utilised secondary analysis of data from two independent studies to 1) assess whether greater trait mindfulness protected U.S. adults against...
Introduction: In modern healthcare when therapeutic approaches have advanced, hypertension remains a challenging long-term medical condition. A major cause of not only cardiovascular but also kidney disease is hypertension. Moreover, hypertension globally and significantly contributes to death rates, becoming a contributing factor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Dealing with chronic...
Adolescent anxiety is a growing public health concern associated with significant social and emotional impairment. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown promise in reducing anxiety and improving well-being; however, engagement remains challenging. Virtual reality (VR)-based delivery may enhance immersion and attention, potentially addressing barriers of traditional mindfulness...
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji secara sistematis peran meditasi Vipassana Bhavana dalam meningkatkan kecerdasan emosional melalui pendekatan Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Latar belakang penelitian ini didasarkan pada meningkatnya kompleksitas kehidupan modern yang memicu berbagai permasalahan emosional, seperti stres, kecemasan, dan ketidakstabilan psikologis, yang berkaitan erat...
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) represents a significant global health challenge, with elevated risks of suicidal ideation. This study evaluated the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in mitigating depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among institutionalized patients with MDD in Nigeria. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 101 participants (MBCT: n = 50,...