Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
September 6, 2026
David (daoud) Matta
preprint
Meditation has undergone one of the most consequential cultural migrations of the modern period. Practices embedded within Buddhist paths of ethical cultivation, philosophical understanding, teacher-guided discipline, communal life, and liberation have been reformulated as portable techniques for stress reduction, emotional regulation, concentration, and well-being. This has expanded access...
Journal of Contemporary Gender and Child Studies
September 5, 2026
Ni Putu Dikayanti Putri Lestari, Kadek Suranata, Kade Sathya Gita Rismawan
Kecemasan sosial adalah salah satu masalah yang sering dihadapi oleh remaja dan dapat menghalangi hubungan sosial, rasa peraya diri, serta keterlibatan dalam proses belajar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi seberapa efektif konseling kognitif behavioral dengan teknik mindfulness dalam mengatasi kecemasan sosial pada siswa SMP Negeri 6 Singaraja. Penelitian ini menerapkan metode...
Scientific Reports
September 5, 2026
Merrisa Lin, Nairán Ramírez‐Esparza, Natalie J. Shook
Despite experiencing more negative life events, older adults often report better emotional well-being than younger adults, a phenomenon known as the well-being paradox. Although socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that age-related shifts toward present-moment goals may contribute to this pattern, the psychological factors underlying these age differences remain unclear. In particular,...
Neuroscience of Consciousness
September 5, 2026
Abstract: Mindfulness has established psychological benefits, such as stress reduction and emotional regulation; however, the underlying computational mechanisms, particularly in relation to mind-wandering, remain unclear. This study aimed to present a hierarchical recurrent neural network-based agent model grounded in the free energy principle to explore these processes within the framework of...
Healthcare
September 4, 2026
Tuğba Özdemir
Background and Objectives: Yoga has been proposed as a supportive intervention to enhance mindfulness and reduce stress among nursing students, but evidence from mixed-method studies remains limited. This study aimed to examine the effects of a 12-week course-based yoga intervention on mindfulness and perceived stress and to explore students’ experiences of practicing yoga. Materials and...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 3, 2026
Wenting Zhang
Digital detox tourism has become increasingly popular, yet empirical research on its restorative mechanisms remains limited. Drawing on attention restoration theory and the mindfulness–well-being framework, this study used a two-group quasi-experiment combined with a three-wave longitudinal and dose–response design ( N = 500). Propensity score weighting was applied to a composite path analysis...
Mindfulness
September 3, 2026
Sarah E. D. Perzow, Michele Chen, Samantha Bothwell et al.
Adolescent-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing, and depression symptoms amplify T2D risk, highlighting the need for interventions addressing mental and metabolic health. This multisite pilot RCT assessed whether facilitators could be trained consistently to deliver group MBI, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and a matched health education condition (HE) to adolescents at risk for T2D...
Journal of Psychiatric Research
September 3, 2026
Léa Marinelli, Sylvie Berthoz, G. Décamps et al.
This study examined interoception and mindfulness as related processes in eating behaviors in a non-clinical population. The aim was to identify interoceptive sensibility and mindfulness clusters using a person-centered approach and to examine their associations with eating behaviors, eating disorder risk, body mass index, and psychological distress. An online survey was conducted in a French...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 3, 2026
Zülbiye Kaçay, Emrah Seçer, Özkan Işık et al.
Introduction: The present study aimed to examine the effect of sport mindfulness on athlete burnout among Olympic combat sport athletes and to investigate the mediating role of athlete self-compassion and the moderating role of emotion regulation in this relationship. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional correlational research design and included 379 athletes (279 men and 100 women)...
International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
September 3, 2026
John Paull
The book ‘Meditation and Way of Life: Mantras and Texts from the Work of Rudolf Steiner’ is a new compilation offering a selection of the thoughts of Dr Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), the Austrian New Age guru who was the most prolific philosopher of the past century. The book is recommended as a taster for Steiner newbies, as a refresher for Steiner devotees, and as a gift for the curious. The...