Teresa Campillo-Ferrer, Adriana Alcaraz, S.Gabriela Torres-Platas
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The scientific study of lucid sleep (to retain critical self-awareness during ongoing sleep) has traditionally been focused on lucid dreaming and induction techniques primarily targeting REM sleep. Recently, there has been increasing interest in other forms of lucid sleep, such as certain episodes of sleep paralysis, out-of-body experiences reported during sleep, and episodes of...
Vikas Pansare
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness. Meditation has been an integral part of Indian culture and spirituality for several thousand years. The term "meditation" derives from the Latin term "meditatum," which signifies "to ponder upon." Ancient Indian texts,...
Domenico Cafaro
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Abstract This pragmatic cluster trial examined whether a brief, curriculum-integrated relaxation protocol delivered under different auditory contexts influences dispositional mindfulness and cognitive emotion regulation in a real classroom setting. Nine lower secondary school classes in Southern Italy (enrolled N = 146; analytic N = 137 students) were allocated at the class level to four...
British journal of nursing
S Knight
The relief of stress is an important part of health promotion. This article examines the effects of transcendental meditation on stress and discusses how it can improve health.
Saisai Hu, Ruirui Li, Tingting Yang et al.
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Abstract Background Parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often face persistent and intensive caregiving demands, which may increase their vulnerability to parental burnout. Based on Conservation of Resources theory, this study examined the association between mindfulness and parental burnout among parents of children with ADHD and investigated the serial...
Simon Schindler, Julia Schindler, Stefan Pfattheicher et al.
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Mindfulness practices have been linked to enhanced emotional regulation, cognitive control and, consequently, prosocial behavior. However, these regulatory capacities may also facilitate coping with guilt and stress following immoral actions. The present research tested whether a brief mindfulness meditation facilitates more successful lying about a bullying incident at work. In this...
Sayed Shahbal, Asia Mushtaq
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Abstract Background: Internet addiction has become a growing psychological and public health concern among emerging adults due to increased engagement with digital technologies and online environments. Previous research suggests that mindfulness may serve as a protective factor against addictive behaviors; however, the cognitive mechanisms through which mindfulness influences internet addiction...
Vanshika Drolia
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate a brief digital mindfulness intervention designed to target body image and eating disorder risk factors among young adults aged 16-34, as part of a wider mixed methods research taking a person-based approach during the development of a digital mindfulness-based intervention.Method: A person-based approach was used involving think-aloud interviews and...
Kaisa G. Holloway Cripps
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This research posits meditation can be viewed and incorporated into organizations as available slack. Viewing meditation as slack changes the traditional notions and views of slack and integrates independent research streams into a new theoretical lens and organizational paradigm. Organizations utilize slack as a cushion against external and internal contingencies, with research showing a...
Sherif Ganim, Shada Haiadri, Coral Cohen et al.
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Abstract Background Mindfulness has been linked to improvements in attentional control and emotional regulation across both clinical and non-clinical populations. Although a substantial body of research has examined cognitive and affective outcomes separately, fewer studies have investigated their concurrent within-person changes in educational psychology contexts. In particular, pre-service...