Advances In Social Humanities Research
March 4, 2026
Eko Susiono, I Wayan Suka Yasa, Ida Ayu Komang Arniati
In the modern era, many individuals experience spiritual emptiness and mental health disorders due to the pressures of life and loss of meaning in life. S.N. Goenka's technique of Vipassana meditation is present as an alternative to spiritual practice that emphasizes the observation of bodily sensations without ritual and is non-sectarian, thus attracting the interest of lay practitioners from...
Methods and Protocols
March 3, 2026
Aglaia Zafeiroudi, Ioannis Tsartsapakis, Charilaos Kouthouris
Recreational dance offers significant psychological well-being potential. However, traditional instruction emphasizes technique while limiting attention to nervous system development and embodied meaning-making. Despite empirical support for polyvagal theory, motor learning science, somatic education, and phenomenology, their systematic integration into unified structures is not clearly...
Cancer causes & control : CCC
March 3, 2026
Brent Emerson, Paul L Reiter, Abigail B Shoben et al.
Anxiety before a first-time screening colonoscopy is a commonly reported patient-level barrier to completing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of "For peace of mind. Get Screened," a brief online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to reduce anxiety before a first-time screening colonoscopy. Participants (n =...
Motivation and Emotion
March 3, 2026
Cathleen Kappes, Charlotte Heier, Daniel J. Schad
Abstract Previous correlational and experimental studies showed the importance of mindfulness and autonomous goal motivation for processes of goal attainment. The present study compared the role of two regulation techniques (mindfulness vs. breathing exercises) for goal progress in personal goals in a randomized waitlist control group design. Participants ( N = 197, M = 25.5 years, 18–72 years;...
JMIR Formative Research
March 2, 2026
Satish Jaiswal, Jason Nan, Seth Dizon et al.
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Background: Depression in children is a concerning societal issue and can be associated with poor academic performance, school dropout, and poor overall quality of life. Additionally, child depression is often associated with parallel stress and depression in parents. Objective: This scenario highlights the urgent need for the development and implementation of accessible and scalable solutions...
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
March 2, 2026
Caitlin Elsaesser, Jeffrey Proulx, Maritza Vasquez Reyes et al.
Youth living in marginalized neighborhoods and the adults who support them experience a burden of high stress, including exposure to firearm violence, as a result of targeted structural violence. Multigenerational interventions that foster well-being are vital given the potential for caring adults to mitigate the effects of violence on youth. Guided by a trauma-informed, community-based...
PLoS One
March 2, 2026
Aliya Islam, Javeria Rehman, Sumbul Mujeeb et al.
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I-Com Indonesian Community Journal
March 2, 2026
Laila Indra Lestari, Raissa Dwifandra Putri, Rizka Fibria Nugrahani et al.
Indonesia tengah mengalami transisi demografi yang ditandai dengan peningkatan proporsi penduduk lanjut usia (lansia), suatu fenomena yang juga terjadi di Kabupaten Malang. Analisis kebutuhan pada lansia yang berada di PKK Perum Sengkaling Indah 1 RW 08 ditemukan bahwa beragam penurunan kesehatan fisik dan psikologis yang dirasakan lansia mempengaruhi kesejahteraan psikologisnya. Oleh karena...
Frontiers in Psychology
March 2, 2026
Introduction: This study examined the pathways linking mindfulness to emotion regulation and psychological symptoms among adults in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A total of 306 adults completed validated measures of mindfulness, emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), depression, and anxiety. Structural equation modeling was used to test a hypothesized model in which...
Journal of Religion and Health
March 2, 2026
Empowering Mothers: The Effects of Audio-Guided Meditation on Resilience and Spiritual Well-Being of Mothers of Children Diagnosed with Cancer in Türkiye-A Randomized Controlled Trial.