Objective: To synthesize and critically appraise recent empirical evidence on the role of mindfulness in optimizing mental health in sports, particularly among athletes and coaches. Method: Employed a systematic literature review using the PRISMA guidelines. Articles were searched through ScienceDirect and Google Scholar using the keywords mindfulness, sport, and mental health. The inclusion...
Objectives: Over recent decades, Western psychology has drawn extensively from Buddhism to create effective mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). To identify opportunities for deeper integration, this study compared the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, a foundational Buddhist text on mindfulness, with two established MBIs for mental health. Methods: Template analysis was used to systematically compare the...
Substantial evidence suggests that the late positive potential (LPP) indexes motivated attention to salient stimuli. However, traditional measurement of the LPP via mean amplitude may not fully capture rapid attentional dynamics. A nascent line of work has sought to remediate this limitation by measuring the LPP slope (i.e., rate of amplitude change); yet its functional significance and...
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) combined with aerobic training on treatment adherence, kinesiophobia (an excessive fear of movement), heart rate variability (HRV), exercise tolerance, and psychological stress response in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: Post-PCI patients (n = 150)...
This study examines whether regular Heartfulness meditation practice enhances heart–brain coherence and how such coherence may be understood through Yogic and Indic psychological models of mental health and consciousness. A controlled experiment was conducted comparing Heartfulness practitioners with matched non-meditating controls using the HeartMath Inner Balance Coherence Plus device, which...
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine mindfulness and experiential avoidance as profile indicators associated with social media use disorder through an individual-centered approach. Therefore, we examined how mindfulness and experiential avoidance co-occur with social media use disorder within a theoretically informed framework. METHODS: The study data were obtained from 826 participants, 348...
This study looks at the efficacy of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in reducing psychological stress for parents of children with all developmental disabilities. A one–group pre test – post test quasi experimental design was used. Participants in the MBSR intervention program for 8 weeks were the 35 parents (25-45 years) who were in the sample. The Depression Anxiety...
Meditation apps are increasingly popular but face significant engagement challenges. Most research does not meaningfully capture real-world engagement or associated user characteristics. Engagement patterns and reasons for engaging or disengaging remain relatively unexplored. This study aimed to examine Medito app user engagement over the first 30 days after download and how intended use,...