Anton Skolzkov
Social studies show an increasing number of people with anxiety disorders and depression around the world. Selected data on Russia confirm this trend. Despite the overall improvement in the world economic situation in recent decades, the stress level has not decreased. Freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. This pilot study assesses the mindfulness training effectiveness, which was...
Anton Skolzkov
Globally, there has been an increase in the number of people with anxiety disorders and depression which is confirmed by particular Russian data. Despite overall improvements in the global economic situation in recent decades, general stress levels have not decreased. University freshmen are particularly vulnerable to stress. Therefore, this pilot study assesses the effectiveness of mindfulness...
Charles Verdonk, Marion Trousselard
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Manjaly and Iglesias (2020) introduce a neurocomputational model of mechanisms through which Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy may work, based on a Bayesian perspective. They claim that mindfulness increases the precision of likelihood, but decreases the precision of prior. In this commentary, we argue that these two mechanisms conflict when describing mindful functioning. We suggest an...
Zina-Mary Manjaly, Sandra Iglesias
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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was developed to combine methods from cognitive behavioural therapy and meditative techniques, with the specific goal of preventing relapse in recurrent depression. While supported by empirical evidence from multiple clinical trials, the cognitive mechanisms behind the effectiveness of MBCT are not well understood in computational (information...
Shiran Israel, Raghda Alnabilsy, Michael Zaitchik et al.
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Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly used to promote mental health and resilience, yet their applicability within racially marginalized communities remains underexplored. Ethiopian-Israeli young adults face chronic stressors related to socioeconomic disadvantage, racialized discrimination, and complex identity negotiations, creating a distinctive context in which mindfulness...
Nicholas R. Harp, Jonathan B. Freeman, Maital Neta
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Reducing negative impacts of stress, for example through mindfulness training, benefits physical and psychological well-being, and is becoming ever more crucial due to large-scale societal uncertainties (e.g., COVID-19). While extensive research has focused on mindfulness-related reductions in self-reported negativity, essentially no research has targeted task-based behavioral outcomes...
Sasha Mallya
Adults over the age of 65 years are now the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population. Although individual differences exist, aging is commonly associated with impairments in executive function. The present pilot study investigated the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on improving executive functioning in older adults, while additionally decreasing...
Jmil Khan Ansari
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This paper presents the findings of a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on individuals with chronic low-back pain. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of MBSR in reducing pain intensity, improving functional disability, and enhancing psychological well-being among participants. The trial consisted of 100 participants randomly...
Nimrod Polak, Ephraim S. Grossman
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Abstract Background Individuals with specific learning disabilities (SLD) often experience significant emotional challenges arising from negative learning experiences. Mindfulness interventions may provide support in addressing these difficulties. Objective This study examined how mindfulness, cultivated through an MBSR intervention, influences stress-related symptoms among individuals with...
Corinne Carlton, Ligia Antezana, Katelyn Mallory Garcia et al.
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This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of mindfulness on anhedonic symptoms in a sample of adults reporting high levels of chronic stress. Meditation-naïve adults (N=68, Mage=32, 62% female) were randomized to either an 8-week MBSR intervention group (N=35), or to a waitlist control group (N=33). We hypothesized that changes in mindfulness would mediate the relationship between...