Using Mindfulness to Promote Mental Health in Schools
December 2, 2025
Lindsey Webb, Erica Sibinga
Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to provide information on current mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs for youth. The mechanisms of MBSR’s salutary effects are outlined and best practices are described for those who might be interested in implementing MBSR in a school setting. The chapter overviews how MBSR impacts youths’ mental health and how MBSR has been modified to...
Using Mindfulness to Promote Mental Health in Schools
December 2, 2025
Matthew S Goodman, Randye J Semple
Abstract This chapter describes Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C). The chapter introduces MBCT-C to school-based mental health providers treating students with anxiety and other emotional or behavioral difficulties. This chapter begins with an overview of the foundations and core aims of MBCT-C, and then briefly reviews research support for its effectiveness. The chapter...
Entangled Religions
December 2, 2025
Louis Komjathy
The present article explores Daoist effortless meditation with particular attention to its association with the inner cultivation lineages of classical Daoism (ca. 350–ca. 90 BCE). In addition to discussing the technical specifics of the practice, including its intimate connection to wúwéi 無為 (lit., ‘without acting/doing’; non-action/effortlessness), consideration is given to related...
PESHUM : Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial dan Humaniora
December 1, 2025
N. Rahayu, Haerani Nur
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau secara komprehensif penerapan mindfulness dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan psikologis dan sosial anak berkebutuhan khusus (ABK) di lingkungan pendidikan inklusif. Kajian ini menggunakan metode Systematic Literature Review (SLR) terhadap 20 artikel yang diterbitkan antara tahun 2010 hingga 2025, yang diperoleh dari basis data ScienceDirect, ERIC, ProQuest,...
Innovation in Aging
December 1, 2025
Natalia E. Morone, Tra Nguyen, Keturah R Faurot et al.
Abstract Mindfulness is recommended as a first-line non-pharmacologic treatment for chronic low back pain (cLBP). However, accessibility is challenging. The OPTIMUM trial (Optimizing Pain Treatment In Medical settings Using Mindfulness) compared a telehealth-delivered group mindfulness program for primary care patients with cLBP to usual care. Here we describe the methods of this investigation,...
Innovation in Aging
December 1, 2025
Kushang Patel
Abstract Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are evidence-based treatments for managing chronic pain in adults. However, few studies have assessed heterogeneity in the effectiveness of remotely delivered MBIs by age. Given the high burden of pain among older adults and the potential scalability of telehealth MBIs, we explored potential age differences in the effectiveness of two 8-week...
Rooyesh Psychological Journal
December 1, 2025
Pardis Sattarzadeh, Sedighe Rostampour, Negar Ashna et al.
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on self-critical rumination and feelings of shame and guilt in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design and and control group. The statistical population included mothers of children with ASD in Bushehr...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2025
Elisa Paluan, Giulia Fuochi, Jessica Boin et al.
Abstract Objectives Grounded in the heartfulness framework, this study investigated the interrelations among trait mindfulness, emotion regulation, self-compassion, and compassion towards others. While these constructs have been extensively studied, their interconnections remain underexplored—particularly through network analysis, which models psychological variables as systems of...
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology
December 2025
Heidi Halbedl, Daniela Melitta Pfabigan, Irene Ebhardt et al.
This randomized controlled trial explored the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of integrating mindfulness-based body scan (MBBS) interventions into multimodal pelvic floor physiotherapy for vulvodynia treatment. Participants received ten sessions of standardized physiotherapy. The mindfulness intervention group was instructed to additionally perform home-based audio-file guided MBBS...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2025
Annalisa Guarini, Laura Menabò, Maria Bigoni et al.
Abstract Objectives The Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting (IM-P) scale is a self-report questionnaire validated and adapted in several countries. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Italian version (IM-P-IT) across three different samples of Italian parents of preschool-aged children. Method In Study 1, 867 parents completed the IM-P-IT. In...