Mindfulness and compassion are therapeutically relevant and can be increased through different forms of meditation practices. However, meditation practice needs time and commitment. These resources are often limited in patients with mood disorders. Therefore, efficacious remedies that increase mindfulness and compassion could provide therapeutic options. This study aimed to investigate the...
This study explores the relationship between mindfulness, social media usage, and eating attitudes among adolescents aged 12 to 18, a phase marked by emotional, physical, and cognitive development that increases vulnerability to external influences. Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat often promote unrealistic beauty standards, which can negatively affect adolescents?...
Addressing the escalating environmental crisis requires not only technological and economic solutions but also a transformation in human behavior and organizational practices. This paper examines the potential of mindfulness to foster pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) by enhancing psychological traits, such as ecological awareness and emotional regulation, that support sustainable actions. It...
Our teaching and research undertakings, facilitated by extensive international collaboration and networking, have led us to recently proposed an alternative conceptualization of mindfulness. For example, mindfulness has been predominantly interpreted through a psychological lens, often defined as an individual's capacity to be non-judgmental in the present moment. This perspective, we...
Computational phenomenology has emerged as a powerful framework for investigating advanced meditation states and stages, and meditative development and endpoints. Various models have been proposed to mechanistically explain the diverse experiences associated with these practices, including enhanced well-being, attentional shifts, and defabrication, as well as minimal phenomenal experiences and...
Stress among young adults is a pervasive issue impacting physical and psychological well-being. This study explores the effects of mindfulness meditation on flourishing and hope among university students. A sample of 25 participants engaged in a structured intervention involving body scan meditation and gratitude journaling over 20 sessions. The Flourishing Scale (Diener et al., 2010); and The...
The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) poses significant challenges for both patients and healthcare providers.Chronic stress exacerbates the condition,affecting glycemic control and increasing the risk of complications. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MB-CBT) has emerged as a promising intervention for stress reduction.This paper examines the effect of MB-CBT on...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has emerged as a promising intervention for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This study evaluated MBCT's effectiveness for GAD and examined whether childhood maltreatment moderates its impact. Individuals with GAD were randomized to receive one of two 8-week interventions, either MBCT in-person or psychoeducation on-line (n = 27 per group). At...
Mindfulness-based therapies (MBT) are proposed as a "third wave" of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This network meta-analysis investigated this hypothesis by comparing the effectiveness of MBT and CBT for treating depression, measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). An indirect comparison was made. Relevant databases were searched for studies comparing either CBT or MBT with...
bioRxivJune 14, 2025Michael Gruenwald, Sebastien De Landtsheer, Thomas Huebl et al.
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Psychological trauma is associated with significant alterations of biological functions and is correlated with epigenetic changes specifically of DNA methylation. Trauma therapy is aiming at relieving the impact of trauma and is in initial studies also correlated with changes in DNA methylation. In this study we explored the changes in whole blood DNA methylation of participants of a program...