JMIR human factors
October 31, 2024
Elizabeth Larson, Rebecca L Mattie, Sophia A Riffkin
Caregiver wellness programs need to be easily accessible to address caregivers' constraints to participation. We aimed to assess the feasibility of 5Minutes4Myself app's mindfulness module (usability, usage, and impact on caregivers' levels of mindfulness and perceived stress). Before and after participation in the 5Minutes4Myself program, 15 participants were asked to complete the Perceived...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 31, 2024
Shizheng Du, Ziheng Ning
18 citations
Objective Applying mindfulness training across cultures can be challenging because its internal motivation depends on values, but there are differences between Western and Eastern contexts. This meta-analysis examines the comparative impacts of the Western Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach and the culturally-adapted Chinese Mindfulness-Acceptance-Insight-Commitment (MAIC)...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 31, 2024
Maggie Yu, Guang Bo Dou, Chen Gong
8 citations
Objectives With the rapid growth of China’s sprint program’s international competitiveness, the psychological problems of sprinters have become a common concern in sports training theory and practice. Hence, the study examined the impact of a 7-week Mindfulness training program on competition state anxiety in Chinese sprinters. Methods Twenty-four sprinters (M age = 22.46 ± 1.351) were selected...
Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi
October 30, 2024
Mustafa Subaşı, Evgeny N Osin, Hakan Karaman et al.
The Fears and Resistances to Mindfulness Scale (FRM) is a self-report measure to help identify who may fear of, have blocks against, and show resistances to mindfulness. The goal of the present study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the FRM. The study recruited a sample of 448 participants. Participants completed several instruments including the Fears and...
Journal of Educational Research and Policies
October 30, 2024
Sudarshan Daw, Rajdeep Ma
This study investigates the impact of Vipassana Meditation on the spiritual beliefs of teachers, employing a sample of 30 individuals from colleges in the Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh, selected via convenient sampling. The Spiritual Belief Scale, comprising 30 items segmented into Spiritual Belief and Spiritual Involvement, was utilized, with respondents rating on a Likert - type five -...
Al-Insyirah Midwifery Jurnal Ilmu Kebidanan
October 30, 2024
Dheska Arthyka Palifiana, Sitti Khadijah, Ririn Wahyu Widayati et al.
Perubahan pada kehamilan terjadi karena peningkatan hormon estrogen dan progesterone yang dapat menimbulkan berbagai permasalahan psikis salah satunya adalah kecemasan. Kecemasan pada ibu hamil yang tidak segera ditangani dapat menyebabkan kelahiran bayi prematur (BBLR). Metode terapi komplementer untuk mengurangi kecemasan salah satunya adalah meditasi mindfulness. Penelitian ini dilakukan...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
October 29, 2024
Dolly Kumari, Nikhar Satyapal
Dear Editor, Mindfulness gives a sight to be aware of the present moment-by-moment sensations, emotions, thoughts, and experiences with a non-judgmental attitude.[1,2] Practitioners of mindfulness learn to live in the present moment and not travel in the past or future with their emotional interpretations of events which leads to pain in life. This technique is helpful in patient groups to...
Preprints.org
October 28, 2024
preprint
Enhancing Social Intelligence in Business Executives Through Yoga: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness
BMJ Open
October 26, 2024
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Shankar, Wei Zhen Hong et al.
Introduction Caregivers of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) face significant challenges that contribute to caregiver burden, negatively impacting their psychosocial well-being. Virtual-reality (VR)-guided mindfulness interventions have shown promise in reducing stress, anxiety and depression in various populations.Methods and analysis This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
October 26, 2024
Saampras Ganesan, Nicholas T. van Dam, Sunjeev K. Kamboj et al.
3 citations
preprint
Meditation can benefit well-being and mental health, but novices often struggle to effectively recognize and disengage from mental processes during meditation due to limited awareness, potentially diminishing meditation's benefits. We investigated whether personalised high-precision neurofeedback (NF) can improve disengagement from mental activity during meditation and enhance meditation's...