Anne Haas
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Although scant compared to research on younger women, research attention to the correlates of midlife women's body image is growing. This study investigates if mindfulness, voluntary simplicity lifestyle, and media exposure predict measures of body image (i.e., weight and non-weight appearance anxiety) among a community sample of midlife women (N = 391). Hierarchical regression analysis that...
Leorra Newman
The gold standard psychological treatment for social anxiety disorder (SAD), one of the most common anxiety disorders, is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), incorporating cognitive restructuring to target maladaptive beliefs thought to maintain SAD. Recent evidence suggests that mindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches, emphasizing nonjudgmental awareness without active pursuit of...
Psychosomatic Medicine
Brian P Don, Patty van Cappellen, Barbara L. Fredrickson
Meditation interventions promote an array of well-being outcomes. However, the way in which these interventions promote beneficial outcomes is less clear. Here, we expanded on prior work by examining the influence of mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation on a key health behavior: physical activity. To test our hypotheses, we drew upon two randomized intervention studies. In the first...
Shana AB Burrowes, Olga Goloubeva, Kristen Stafford et al.
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Abstract: Objective: To examine the change over time in sleep quality and psychosocial outcomes from the MRI Outcomes for Mindfulness Meditation Clinical Trial, assess how these mediated treatment response (50% reduction in headache frequency post-intervention) and examine the relationship between baseline values and treatment response. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a randomized...
Tatjana Ewais, Jakob Begun, Maura Kenny et al.
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based programs are increasingly used as a part of integrated treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the majority of research has been quantitative with limited qualitative exploration of patients’ experiences of mindfulness programs and no studies among adolescents and young adults with IBD. Furthermore, there has been a paucity of research exploring...
Christo El Morr, Farideh Tavanga, Farah Ahmad et al.
BACKGROUND: Students’ mental health crisis has been recognized before COVID-19 pandemic and deepened during the pandemic. Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC), an eight-week web-based mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program and featuring online videos, discussion forums, and videoconferencing, has proven to be an effective web-based program to reduce symptoms of depression,...
Yaoyao Sun, Yanyan Li, Juan Wang et al.
BACKGROUND: Despite potential for benefit, mindfulness remains an emergent area in perinatal mental health care, and evidence of smartphone-based mindfulness training for perinatal depression is especially limited. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based mindfulness training intervention during pregnancy on perinatal depression and other...
Paul Ritvo, Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
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Paul Ritvo, Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
BACKGROUND: University students are experiencing higher levels of distress and mental health disorders than before. In addressing mental health needs, web-based interventions have shown increasing promise in overcoming geographic distances and high student-to-counselor ratios, leading to the potential for wider implementation. The Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) program, a web-based...
Claudia Daudén Roquet, Corina Sas
BACKGROUND: The regular practice of mindfulness has been shown to provide benefits for mental well-being and prevent depression relapse. Technology-mediated interventions can facilitate the uptake and sustained practice of mindfulness, yet the evaluation of interactive systems, such as brain-computer interfaces, has been little explored. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to present an...